convict admin · 1840
This notice details several individuals, likely convicts, with physical descriptions, origins, sentences, and the locations/dates from which they absconded or were last seen.
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PlaceGoat Island
Absconded DateJuly 17, 1836
OffenderCharles Thorp
PlaceNottingham
ShipGeorgiana
Absconded DateNovember 11, 1836
OffenderJohn Hoffman
ShipBengal Merchant
PlaceSurry
Absconded DateJune 7
New South Wales Government Gazette, No. 71, 4 November 1840.
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