Category: Convict Histories

By Irma Walter, 2021. On 2 May 1856 at the Perth (Scotland) Circuit Court, Neil Kelly was charged with the…

By Irma Walter, 2021. When the 1929 Centenary was celebrated in Western Australia, newspapers went looking for the oldest residents…

By Irma Walter, 2021. Henry Moult, aged 24, private in the 17th Regiment, was found guilty of larceny as a…

By Irma Walter, 2021. No details have been found regarding William Fairleigh’s background prior to his arrest in 1853 at…

By Irma Walter, 2021. In 1865 several burglaries took place in London which excited the interest of the general public…

By Irma Walter, 2021. Transported to WA George Reeve arrived in Western Australia onboard the convict ship Norwood (Journey 1)…

By Irma Walter, 2021. George Hodgman (Hodgeman) (c1822-1897) (Reg. No’s 336 and 9196) George Hodgman was a repeat offender, having…

By Irma Walter, 2021. Walter Raison (Raisin) was born at Shimpling, in Suffolk, son of Ambrose Raisin, agricultural labourer, of…

By Irma Walter, 2021. Richard Fraser, born in Scotland c1832, was convicted at a General Court Martial at St George’s,…

By Irma Walter, 2021. Joseph Cole arrived in WA on board the Lord Raglan on 1 June 1858. He was…