Richard Fraser (c1832 – 1886) (Reg. No. 4827)
By Irma Walter, 2021. Richard Fraser, born in Scotland c1832, was convicted at a General Court Martial at St George’s,…
Category: Convict Histories
Joseph Cole (c1831 – 1896) (Reg. No. 4912)
By Irma Walter, 2021. Joseph Cole arrived in WA on board the Lord Raglan on 1 June 1858. He was…
An Old Reprobate – John Stubbs, (c1840 – 1918) (Reg. No. 8993)
By Irma Walter, 2021. John Stubbs (alias William Compton & William Brown)[1], was one of almost 10 000 men who…
Isaac Clements, Fraudster (c1839 -?) (Reg. No. 8516)
By Irma Walter, 2021. Isaac Clements was said to be a respectable-looking young man, but from an early age he…
George Benbow (c.1836 -1924) (Reg. No. 7625 & 10071)
George Benbow was charged at Staffordshire on 13 October 1862 with larceny at Handsworth, a small town which is now…
John Warburton (5092) and John Morris (4909)
By Irma Walter, 2021. John Warburton and John Morris, along with two others, were arrested at Preston in Lancashire on…
George Dunne (1829 -?) (Reg. No. 4173)
By Irma Walter, 2021. On 7 September 1856 George Dunn(e) arrived in Western Australia onboard the Runnymede. This contingent of…
Auguste Wilhelm, Convict (1829 – 1864) (Reg. No. 6159)
By Irma Walter, 2020. Auguste Wilhelm (aka Baron von Prediger) was born on 5 April 1829 in the Duchy of…
‘A Desperate Gang of Thieves’ – Charles Kemble and Others.
By Irma Walter, 2021. When Charles Kemble’s gang of thieves and receivers was broken up in 1862/63 by a series…
William Carmichael (1827 – ?) (Reg. No. 5460)
By Irma Walter, 2021. William Carmichael was a clerk and a soldier in the 76th Foot Regiment at Fredericktown in…