Not all of our colonial ancestors left the British Isles voluntarily. Some were prisoners of war, soldiers, men of conviction fighting for a cause only to be captured by the crown. Others far less noble, or perhaps simply desperate, were convicted of crimes and sentenced to transportation for a period of 7 years to life in North America, the West Indies, or Australia. You will find men and women of the Guthrie name on both lists.

Before the American Revolution in 1776, the English government used the threat of transportation to the colonies as a deterrent against any criminal activity. Not only did the policy potentially prevent crime, it also cleared the country of those individuals who failed to conform to society’s rules–or the crown’s–by sending them to territories where they would be required to work off their sentences as indentured servants.

This convenient means of ridding itself of it most undesirable citizens was unpopular with the colonists as the growing number of convicted criminals made up to ten percent of the population. Between 1615-1699, the English courts sent about 2,300 convicts to Virginia and Maryland, and 52,000 more prior to 1776. A small percentage of these ended up in Canada or the other North American colonies. When, the local government sensed trouble on the horizon in the form of a possible revolt by the indentured convicts and African slaves, Governor Berkeley and the Virginia Council attempted to pass a law that would prohibit convicts from being transported there. No “gaol birds” wanted. The British government overruled them by passing the Transportation Act of 1718.

Under this legislation, merchant companies were paid a fixed sum to ship convicts en masse to the New World colonies. Merchants and ship captains under contract were free to sell off the convicts as indentured servants. This practice had been ongoing in a smaller measure since the 1600s.

Once the Americans declared their freedom from British rule, the practice of transporting criminals to the former colonies ceased. The crown needed new options for expansion and a new place to send its prisoners. Just six years earlier, Captain James Cook, an explorer, navigator, and cartographer, reached the coast of New South Wales, Australia, and claimed the land for Great Britain.

Britain chose Australia as the site of a penal colony, and in 1787, the First Fleet of eleven convict ships set sail for Botany Bay, arriving on 20 January 1788 to found Sydney, New South Wales, the first European settlement on the continent. Other penal colonies were later established in Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania) in 1803 and Queensland in 1824, while Western Australia, founded in 1829 as a free colony, received convicts from 1850. South Australia and Victoria, established in 1836 and 1850 respectively, remained free colonies. Penal transportation to Australia peaked in the 1830s and dropped off significantly the following decade as protests against the convict system intensified throughout the colonies. In 1868, almost two decades after transportation to the eastern colonies had ceased, the last convict ship arrived in Western Australia.

Convicts in Australia

Vandals Beware.

The earliest ship manifests listing the transported prisoners/convicts no longer exist, although there are probably random clues to be found in other documents. Here are the records located for the Guthrie men and women who were transported to North America, the West Indies, and Australia.

TIMELINE

1650: Prisoners of War – The Battle of Dunbar – The Unity
A major defeat of at the Battle of Dunbar in 1650 sent 5,000 Scottish soldiers on a ‘death march’ of over 100 miles to their makeshift prison at Durham Cathedral. About 3,500 died as a result of the journey and the conditions in which they were kept. The British government sent 150 of these Scotsmen to Massachusetts. A manifest of those transported aboard the Unity has never been discovered, however a compilation of likely men has been made by the Scottish Prisoners of War Society. The list includes one name of interest: Robert Guthrie/Gutridg of Massachusetts and Block Island, Rhode Island (see Family Focus – Sep 2019) as a probable candidate to be one of the prisoners. He appeared in local records shortly after the end of likely indentures, and he was strongly associated with other Scots in the area confirmed or possibly connected with the Unity.

1671: CAPTAIN JOHN GUTHRIE – Petitioned for License to Transport
Laurence Trent, Merchant, and Captain John Guthrie, skipper of the Ewe and Lamb, petitioned the Privy Council of Scotland in 1671 for a license to transport vagabonds to America. Before and after their licensure, the Ewe and Lamb, master John Guthrie from Leith, Scotland, is noted to have transported passengers from Leith to Virginia in Jan 1667, 1668, 1669, Feb 1670, May 1672, Feb 1679, and Aug 1683. Unknown if these were all free settlers or if their number included convicts.

Could this be the same Captain Guthrie/Guttery who shows up in the Virginia records during the 1660s? [See Related/Unrelated – Tidewater Virginia Families – Dec 2019]

“A ship of that name was searched at Leith in 1668 because it was believed to have aboard a number of people who had been kidnapped and were being transported against their will.” [Source]

1679: EWE and LAMB to BARBADOS
John Guthrie, from Leith with passengers to Barbados in February 1679.

1715/6: SCOTTISH REBELLION – The Susanna & The Wakefield
The Jacobite Rising of 1715 was the attempt of James Francis Edward Stuart to regain the thrones of England, Ireland, and Scotland for the exiled House of Stuart. His forces were defeated and those who supported his cause were tried for treason, sentenced to death, or transported. Several men of the Guthrie name are listed in the ‘Jacobites of Angus’. Three of them were noted to be transported from Liverpool to South Carolina.

GUTHRIE, ALEXANDER, an Episcopal preacher in Arbroath ca.1715
– [History of Arbroath]
GUTHRIE, GEORGE, in Montrose, soldier of Ogilvy’s Regiment 1745, prisoner in Montrose 1746.
– [Muster Roll of Lord Ogilvy’s Regiment]
– [A List of Persons Concerned in the Rebellion – The Earl of Rosebery]
GUTHRIE, GIDEON, an Episcopal preacher in Brechin, deposed 1716.
– [Scottish Record Office – Church Papers]
GUTHRIE, JAMES, a servant to Major Andrew Hay of Rannes, Pitsligo’s Horse (Cavalry) – 1745/46.
– [A List of Persons Concerned in the Rebellion – The Earl of Roseberry]
GUTHRIE, JOHN, captured at Preston, transported from Liverpool to South Carolina on the Susanna, master Thomas Bromhall, 7 May 1716
– [Calender of State Papers, America and the West Indies series, London-1880]
– [Calender of Treasury Books, series, Vol.31, London-1904]
GUTHRIE, ROBERT, captured at Preston, transported from Liverpool to South Carolina on the Wakefield, master Thomas Beck, 21 Apr 1716. County of Origin: Angus, Parish ‘Founady’, a laborer.
– [Calender of State Papers, America and the West Indies, series, Londond-1880]
– [Calender of Treasury Books, series, Vol. 31, London-1904]
GUTHRIE, ROBERT, merchant in Dundee, 1745, prisoner in Dundee.
– [A List of Persons Concerned in the Rebellion – The Earl of Rosebery]

The Battle of Preston (9-14 Nov 1715) was fought during the Jacobite Rising of 1715. After their defeat, 1,468 Jacobites were taken prisoner. High ranking Jacobites were executed for treason. Others were later pardoned by the Indemnity Act 1717. Many of the ordinary Highland clansmen captured at the Battle of Preston were transported to the Americas. [Wikipedia]

Preston Prisoners 141 – 188 (No Guthries)
Preston Prisoners 189 – 236 (No Guthries)
Preston Prisoners 237 – 285 (No Guthries)
Preston Prisoners 286-335 (No Guthries)
Preston Prisoners 336 – 383 (No Guthries)
Preston Prisoners 384 – 433 (No Guthries)
Preston Prisoners 434 – 446 (No Guthries)

THE VOYAGE DOWN UNDER

Most of the entries below apply to Guthrie men and women who were sentenced to transportation to Australia. A few are listed without a final destination, so may have gone to North America or the West Indies. The trip across the Atlantic took about 3 months, but the way Down Under took 4 – 5 months.

Once in Australia, prisoners had to serve out their sentences as indentured workers, typically for terms of 7, 10, or 14 years to Life. Loyalty to a single master paid off with a potential for a reduced sentence.
– 7 Year Term – Minimum 4 years with 1 master or 5 years with 2 masters.
– 14 Yr Term – Minimum 6 years with 1 master, 8 years with 2, or 12 with 3.
– Life Sentences – Minimum 8 years with 1, 10 with 2, or 12 with 3 masters.

Tickets of Leave were issued by the magistrates, which gave the prisoners leave to live within a certain district as long as they reported in regularly. In some cases, they were permitted to work for themselves and own property.

Conditional Pardons were issued, but required the convict to remain in Australia.

Absolute Pardons granted the convict complete freedom allowing them to return to England, or wherever they wanted to go.

Certificates of Freedom were issued to the convicts upon completion of their sentence.

TIMELINE (CONTINUES)
The children, men, and women below ranged from Age 11 to 63. Most were convicted of varying levels of theft. Some were repeat offenders. The worst of the social crimes appears to be a rape. There may also be some political crimes in the mix as people were caught orchestrating or issuing oaths, and there was one case of piracy. The data has been compiled from multiple sources, which provides more information on some individuals than others.

1791: RICHARD GUTTERIDGE to NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA
Aliases: None Listed
Age: Not listed
Birth Year: Unknown
Crime: Not Listed
Place Convicted: Surry, England – Surry Quarter Sessions
Date Convicted: Not Listed
Other Convictions: Not Listed
Sentence: Transportation to New South Wales, Australia
Term of Sentence: 7 Years
Ship: Third Fleet Vessel (Active, Albermarle, Atlantic, Barrington, Britannia, Gorgon, Mary Ann, Matilda, Queen (from Ireland) Salamander and William and Ann.)
Passenger Manifest: Travelled with 994 other convicts
Departure Date: Jan 1791
Arrival Date: 9 Jul 1791
Arrival Location: New South Wales, Australia
Colonial History: Not Listed
Native Place: Not Listed
Occupation: Not Listed
Description: Not Listed
Height: Not Listed
Complexion: Not Listed
Hair: Not Listed
Eyes: Not Listed
Other Characteristics: Not Listed
Education: Not Listed
Religion: Not Listed
Marital Status: Not Listed
Children: Not Listed

1791: RICHARD GUTTERIDGE to NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA
Aliases: None Listed
Age: Not listed
Birth Year: Unknown
Crime: Not Listed
Place Convicted: Southwark, England
Date Convicted: 18 Feb 1790
Other Convictions: Not Listed
Sentence: Transportation to New South Wales, Australia
Term of Sentence: 7 Years
Ship: Admiral Barrington
Passenger Manifest: Not Counted
Departure Date: Not Listed
Arrival Date: 16 Oct 1791
Arrival Location: New South Wales, Australia
Colonial History: Not Listed
Native Place: Not Listed
Occupation: Not Listed
Description: Not Listed
Height: Not Listed
Complexion: Not Listed
Hair: Not Listed
Eyes: Not Listed
Other Characteristics: Not Listed
Education: Not Listed
Religion: Not Listed
Marital Status: Not Listed
Children: Not Listed

1809: GEORGE GUTTERIDGE to UNKNOWN LOCATION
Aliases: Not Listed
Age: Not Listed
Birth Year: Not Listed
Crime: Embezzlement
Place Convicted: Middlesex, England
Date Convicted: Jul 1809
Other Convictions: Not Listed
Sentence: Transportation to Location Not Listed
Term of Sentence: 7 Years
Ship: Not Listed
Passenger Manifest: Not Listed
Departure Date: Not Listed
Arrival Date: Not Listed
Arrival Location: Not Listed
Colonial History: Not Listed
Native Place: Not Listed
Occupation: Apprentice
Height: Not Listed
Complexion: Not Listed
Hair: Not Listed
Eyes: Not Listed
Other Characteristics: Not Listed
Education: Not Listed
Religion: Not Listed
Marital Status: Not Listed
Children: Not Listed

1817: JOSEPH GUTHRIE to VAN DIEMEN’S LAND, AUSTRALIA
Aliases: Joseph Gutheridge
Age: 22
Birth Year: About 1795
Crime: House Breaking / Larceny
Place Convicted: Middlesex, England – Middlesex Gaol Delivery
Date Convicted: Jan 1817
Other Convictions: Not Listed
Sentence: Transportation to Van Diemen’s Land, Australia
Term of Sentence: 7 Years
Ship: Lady Castlereagh
Passenger Manifest: Travelled with 302 other convicts
Departure Date: 22 Dec 1817
Arrival Date: 11 Jun 1818
Arrival Location: Van Diemen’s Land (aka Tasmania), Australia
Colonial History: Yes
– Conduct Report – 25 Nov 1818 – Neglect of Duty ___ – 50 Lashes
Native Place: Not Listed
Occupation: Not Listed
Description: Not Listed
Height: Not Listed
Complexion: Not Listed
Hair: Not Listed
Eyes: Not Listed
Other Characteristics: No Tattoo
Education: Not Listed
Religion: Not Listed
Marital Status: Not Listed
Children: Not Listed
Died: 22 Dec 1823
Death Location: Macquarie Harbour, Tasmania
Cause of Death: Drowned

1817: JOSEPH GUTTERIDGE to NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA
Aliases: None Listed
Age: 20
Birth Year: About 1797
Crime: Oaths
Place Convicted: Middlesex, England
Date Convicted: 15 Jan 1817
Other Convictions: Not Listed
Sentence: Transportation to New South Wales, Australia
Term of Sentence: 7 Years
Ship: Lady Castlereagh
Passenger Manifest: Not Counted
Departure Date: Not Listed
Arrival Date: 1 May 1818
Arrival Location: Sydney, Australia
Colonial History: Not Listed
Native Place: London, England
Occupation: Spoon Polisher & Filer
Height: 5’5″
Complexion: Dk pale
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Hazel
Other Characteristics: No Tattoo
Education: Not Listed
Religion: Not Listed
Marital Status: Not Listed
Children: Not Listed

1817: THOMAS GUTTERIDGE to NEW SOUTH WALES
Aliases: None Listed
Age: 19
Birth Year: About 1798
Crime: Burglary
Place Convicted: London, England – Old Bailey
Date Convicted: 17 Sep 1817
Other Convictions: Not Listed
Sentence: Death (Commuted to Transportation to New South Wales)
Term of Sentence: Original Sentence of Death Commuted to 21 Years
Ship: Not Listed
Passenger Manifest: Not Counted
Departure Date: 5 Dec 1817
Arrival Date: Not Listed
Arrival Location: New South Wales
Colonial History: Not Listed
Native Place: Not Listed
Occupation: Not Listed
Height: Not Listed
Complexion: Not Listed
Hair: Not Listed
Eyes: Not Listed
Other Characteristics: No Tattoo
Education: Not Listed
Religion: Not Listed
Marital Status: Not Listed
Children: Not Listed

THE CASE:
1187.  MACDONALD SMITH,  THOMAS GUTTER-IDGE,  SOPHIA MEYERS, and  MARY TURTON were indicted for burglariously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Thomas Smith, about two in the night of the 13th of July, with intent to steal, and burglariously stealing therein, three spoons, value 1l.; one glass, value 1s.; 6lbs. of bacon, value 2s.; 26 shirts, value 2l.; three shifts, value 3s.; seven petticoats, value 7s.; three frocks, value 3s.; one habit-shirt, value 1s.; one veil, value 2s.; one pair of trowsers, value 6d.; eight handkerchiefs, value 5s.; one apron, value 6d.; two bed-gowns, value 1s., eight caps, value 2s.; one pocket,value 6d.; four pinafores, value 2s.; and five pair of stockings, value 5s., his property; one hat, value 2s., the goods of  William Fry; and one tea-caddy, value 2s., the goods of  Mary Ann Hill .

MR.  THOMAS SMITH . I keep an academy at Gordon House, Kentish-town, in the parish of St.Pancras .

ELIZA BELL . I am servant to Mr.  Thomas Smith . On the 13th of July I went to bed between ten and eleven o’clock, and secured the back and front doors; I did not look at the windows; I was the last up. About three o’clock in the morning, I was alarmed by my fellow-servant, she was up before me. I went down below, and found the shoe-room window, which looks into the backyard, open-it was day-light; I missed the articles stated in the indictment out of the laundry, which communicates with the shoe-room. I had seen them safe the night before.

MR.  THOMAS SMITH re-examined. The house appeared to have been entered by putting the sash of the shoe-room window down; I observed it at three o’clock in the morning. I do not know whether it was fastened the overnight or not; there were no marks of violence on it. There is a private bolt, which goes across the laundry-door-it goes by the kitchen-door, through the wall, into the laundry-door; it is impossible for any one to enter the laundry without getting the bolt out. I found the crossbolt on the ground in the kitchen-the kitchen and laundry-doors were open, and one of the back-doors, which goes out of the laundry. We were not alarmed till the servants came down in the morning to wash. Mr. Fry is one of my assistants. All the things were taken out of the laundry. The property was worth four or five pounds at the lowest.

NEHEMIAH SMITH. On the 13th of July, between four and five o’clock in morning, I was coming-from Kentish-town to Covent-garden-market, and met Mr. Smith’s son, he told me if I met the prisoner (he described Macdonald Smith), to apprehend him; about half-past seven o’clock, as I returned from Covent-garden, I met the prisoners, Gutteridge and Smith, at the end of Pancras-street, Tottenham-court-road, each of them had a bundle – I stopped my cart, got down, and asked Smith what he had got in the bundle? he said he had his clothes. I told him they were stolen, and he was my prisoner, and I must apprehend him. He attempted to run away; I overtook. and secured him with the bundle. Gutteridge ran away with his bundle. As I was taking him to the watch-house, I met Squib. We took him to a public-house, and took two silver table-spoons, one tea-spoon, a knife, a rummer, and the hat-lining from his pocket.

GEORGE SQUIB . I am the watch-house-keeper. On the 13th of July, I was in Tottenham-court-road about half-past seven o’clock in the morning; I saw a crowd at the end of Pancras-street, I went up, and found Smith had the prisoner, Macdonald Smith, in custody, with a bundle – I took charge of him, and as soon as I got hold of him he shifted about, as if he wanted to get rid of something. I took him to a public-house, and found two table-spoons and one tea-spoon in his breeches-pocket, and a glass and a hat lining in his coat-pocket.

JAMES LEGGAT . I am a tailor. On the 13th of July, I was returning from the city to Kentish-town about half-past seven o’clock in the morning, and met the prisoners,

Smith and Gutteridge, with each a bundle in their arms, and Smith had a hat in his hand – I knew nothing of the robbery – They passed me and walked on-when I got to Kentish-town I met the officer, Smith, he gave me information – I told him what I had seen and went in pursuit of the prisoners, we met Mr. Nehemiah Smith who said he had taken one; I returned to the public-house and could not find Gutteridge; the prisoner, Smith, told us at the watchhouse where to find the bundle – I went to a field at the back of Mr. Smith’s house, and found a bundle secreted in a hollow tree as he had directed us, it was not either of the bundles which I had seen on the prisoners before.

WILLIAM JEFFERSON . I am an officer. From information which I received, I went to No. 1, New-street, St. Giles’s, and found the prisoner, Gutteridge, there, he had a hat on his head and a handkerchief in it-there was another hat on the chair, and an empty bag in his pocket-there were two hats in the room – I asked him which was his, he said the one he had on – I took him to the office, leaving Morris in the room – I returned again and found the prisoner, Turton, there; and while I was searching the room the prisoner, Meyers, came in; Morris searched her and took a duplicate from her; and found a child’s spencer, a pair of stockings, and an handkerchief in a box which Turton said was her box; I told her what I was looking for, she said she had no more of the property, I asked her what she had done with it, she said she sold it to a woman at a public-house-door, and she did not know who she was – I asked her what she had done with the money she said she bought some bacon and greens; I afterwards heard some bacon had been stolen from Mr. Smith’s, I went back to the lodgings and brought the bacon away, and found a pair of shoes and gaiters in the room which the prisoner, Smith, said were his; as Meyers was being searched she took the duplicate out and put it on the table.

BENJAMIN MORRIS. On the 14th of July, I went with Jefferson to No. 1, New-street, St. Giles’s, and apprehended Gutteridge there – I staid there while Jefferson took him to the office-the two female prisoners came in – I found a duplicate in Meyers’s hand – She said it was for a shirt which she had pledged.

JOHN MURRAY. I am a pawnbroker. The prisoner, Meyers, pledged a boy’s shirt, for 2s.6d., at our house on the 13th of July.

WILLIAM FRY . I am assistant to Mr. Smith. I missed my hat the same morning – I am certain all was safe the overnight in the passage-the lining of the hat is mine, the hat found is also mine, the lining is cut out of it.

(Property produced and sworn to.)
GUTTERIDGE’S Defence. I was going to work and found them in the fields.
SMITH’S Defence. It is as he has said, I gave the shirt to Meyers thinking it belonged to Gutteridge.

SMITH – GUILTY. – DEATH . Aged 19.
GUTTERIDGE – GUILTY. – DEATH . Aged 19.
MEYERS- NOT GUILTY .
TURTON- NOT GUILTY .
Of stealing in the dwelling-house, but not of the burglary .
Recommended to mercy.
First Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Baron Graham.

1818: ROBERT GUTHRIE to UNKNOWN LOCATION
Aliases: Not Listed
Age: 42
Birth Year: About 1776
Crime: Larceny
Date of Crime: 20 Apr 1818
Location of Crime: Alderman’s Wharf on the Middlesex Side
Place Convicted: Middlesex, England – Old Bailey
Date Convicted: 6 May 1818
Other Convictions: Not Listed
Sentence: Transportation to Unknown Location
Term of Sentence: 7 Years
Ship: Not Listed
Passenger Manifest: Not Listed
Departure Date: Not Listed
Arrival Date: Not Listed
Arrival Location: Not Listed
Colonial History: Not Listed
Native Place: Not Listed
Occupation: Excise Watchman
Height: Not Listed
Complexion: Not Listed
Hair: Not Listed
Eyes: Not Listed
Other Characteristics: Not Listed
Education: Not Listed
Religion: Not Listed
Marital Status: Not Listed
Children: Not Listed

THE CASE:
806.  ROBERT GUTHRIE was indicted for stealing, on the 20th of April , 3lbs. of coffee, value 3s. , the goods of  Edgar Corrie and  William Corrie .

SECOND COUNT, the same, only stating them to be the property of William Fielden .

THIRD COUNT, the same, only stating them to be the property of John Morris .

JOHN COLE . I am a watchman, in the employ of John Morris, who is a lighterman . On the 20th of April I was watching on board the Bainbridge, which belonged to him, and laid at Alderman’s Wharf, on the Middlesex side of the river-the prisoner was an excise watchman , watching the cargo, which was coffee. About two o’clock in the day he said he was sleepy. I told him he might go and lay down, and if they began to work I would call him. He went down to the fore-scuttle; he could get to the coffee-bags there – They were all safe before he went down. He staid there about half an hour, then came up, and went over the ship to the Berwick, which laid about five ships off. About six o’clock I saw him again coming ashore. Leckey told him to be sure and return by six o’clock in the morning-Leckey was come to relieve him. I noticed to Leckey that his coat pockets knocked against his legs, as if something was in them-Leckey followed him. I had seen the bags all safe half an hour before he went down. The hatches were all locked-no person went down but the prisoner.

ROBERT LECKEY. On the 20th of April I was extra excise watchman, and was put on board the Bainbridge, which laid opposite Alderman’s Wharf. The prisoner and I were to relieve each other – I watched at night and he by day. I first went on board on the 18th; there were 500 bags of coffee on board, which were stowed fore and aft in the main hold. About a quarter before six o’clock I went to relieve the prisoner. In consequence of what Cole said, I followed him through Ratcliff-highway, and saw some coffee drop out of his hat as he walked. His grent-coat pockets were bulky – I overtook him. We went into a public-house together, and I sent for an officer, who found coffee in his hat and coat pockets. He begged forgiveness, and said it was his first offence.

ROBERT WILLANS . I am constable of Shadwell. On the 20th of April I was fetched to the White Lion, public-house, about a quarter after six o’clock, and found some coffee in the prisoner’s hat and in his left-hand coat pocket-it weighed 3lbs.. He said it was a trifling thing, and he never did so before. He left his great-coat in the public-house – I did not search it.

JOHN BROWN . I am a constable. I fetched the prisoner’s coat from the White Lion – He said it was his; I found some coffee in it. He begged of me to say nothing about it.

WILLIAM HURST . I am inspector of the Excise. On the 21st of March, hearing the prisoner was apprehended. I went on board the Bainbridge, and found 500 bags of coffee there-one of them in particular had been cut open and sewed up with tar twine-it appeared loose; some must have been taken out. It is marked T N, No. 163, JB/C, and weighed 107lbs.

JOHN SHEPPERSON . I am foreman to Mr. John Morris.
On the 15th of April I weighed the bag JB/C, No. 163, T N-it weighed 120 lbs.

EDWARD FAULKNER . I am clerk to Edgar and  William Corrie , of Mincing-lane, broker s; they bought the 500 bags of coffee for Mr. Fielden – They were put on board Morris’s lighter.

(Property produced and sworn to.)

Prisoner’s Defence. I bought the coffee of a strange man.

GUILTY
Aged 42. Transported for Seven Years .
First Middlesex Jury, before J. Vaillant, Esq.

1819: WILLIAM GUTHERICK to NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA
Age: Not Listed
Birth Year: Not Listed
Crime: Not Listed
Place Convicted: Cambray (Cambria, Wales?) – Cambray Court Martial
Date Convicted: Not Listed
Other Convictions: Not Listed
Sentence: Transportation to New South Wales, Australia
Term of Sentence: Life
Ship: Grenada
Passenger Manifest: Travelled with 151 other convicts
Departure Date: May 1819
Arrival Date: 21 Oct 1819
Arrival Location: New South Wales, Australia
Colonial History: Not Listed
Native Place: Not Listed
Occupation: Not Listed
Height: Not Listed
Complexion: Not Listed
Hair: Not Listed
Eyes: Not Listed
Other Characteristics: Not Listed
Education: Not Listed
Religion: Not Listed
Marital Status: Not Listed
Children: Not Listed

1820: RICHARD GUTTERIDGE to UNKNOWN LOCATION
Aliases: Not Listed
Age: Not Listed
Birth Year: Not Listed
Crime: Larceny
Place Convicted: Northhamptonshire, England
Date Convicted: Not Listed
Other Convictions: Not Listed
Sentence: Transportation to Location Not Listed
Term of Sentence: 7 Years
Ship: Not Listed
Passenger Manifest: Not Listed
Departure Date: Not Listed
Arrival Date: Not Listed
Arrival Location: Not Listed
Colonial History: Not Listed
Native Place: Not Listed
Occupation: Not Listed
Height: Not Listed
Complexion: Not Listed
Hair: Not Listed
Eyes: Not Listed
Other Characteristics: Not Listed
Education: Not Listed
Religion: Not Listed
Marital Status: Not Listed
Children: Not Listed

1821: RICHARD GUTHRIE to VAN DIEMEN’S LAND, AUSTRALIA
Age: 21
Birth Year: About 1800
Crime: Not Listed
Place Convicted: Derbyshire, England – Derby Assizes
Date Convicted: 21 Mar 1821
Other Convictions: Not Listed
Sentence: Transportation to Van Diemen’s Land, Australia
Term of Sentence: Life
Ship: Lord Hungerford
Passenger Manifest: Travelled with 227 other convicts
Departure Date: July 1821
Arrival Date: 26 Dec 1821
Arrival Location: Van Diemen’s Land, Australia (aka Tasmania)
Colonial History: Not Listed
Native Place: Worcester, England
Occupation: Farmer
Height: 5’3-1/2″
Complexion: Not Listed
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Light Brown
Other Characteristics: Small scar right side of upper lip
Education: Not Listed
Religion: Not Listed
Marital Status: Not Listed
Children: Not Listed

1821: THOMAS GUTTERIDGE to NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA
Aliases: None Listed
Age: 22
Birth Year: 1799
Crime: Burglary
Place Convicted: Middlesex, England – Middlesex Gaol Delivery
Date Convicted: Not Listed
Other Convictions: Not Listed
Sentence: Transportation to New South Wales, Australia
Term of Sentence: Life
Ship: Isabella
Passenger Manifest: Travelled with 231 other convicts
Departure Date: 3 Apr 1818
Arrival Date: 14 Sep 1818
Arrival Location: New South Wales, Australia
Colonial History: Not Listed
Native Place: Not Listed
Occupation: Brickmaker
Description: Not Listed
Height: Not Listed
Complexion: Not Listed
Hair: Not Listed
Eyes: Not Listed
Other Characteristics: Not Listed
Education: Not Listed
Religion: Not Listed
Marital Status: Not Listed
Children: Not Listed
Date of Death: 3 Jun 1821

1822: JAMES GUTTERIDGE to UNKNOWN LOCATION
Aliases: Not Listed
Age: Not Listed
Birth Year: Not Listed
Crime: Larceny
Place Convicted: Warwickshire, England
Date Convicted: Lent 1822
Other Convictions: Not Listed
Sentence: Transportation to Location Not Listed
Term of Sentence: 7 Years
Ship: Not Listed
Passenger Manifest: Not Listed
Departure Date: Not Listed
Arrival Date: Not Listed
Arrival Location: Not Listed
Colonial History: Not Listed
Native Place: Not Listed
Occupation: Not Listed
Height: Not Listed
Complexion: Not Listed
Hair: Not Listed
Eyes: Not Listed
Other Characteristics: Not Listed
Education: Not Listed
Religion: Not Listed
Marital Status: Not Listed
Children: Not Listed

1822: JAMES GUTTERIDGE to NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA
Aliases: Not Listed
Age: Not Listed
Birth Year: Not Listed
Crime: Not Listed
Place Convicted: Warwick, England – City of Coventry Assizes
Date Convicted: 30 Mar 1822
Other Convictions: Not Listed
Sentence: Transportation to New South Wales, Australia
Term of Sentence: 7 Years
Ship: Princess Royal
Passenger Manifest: Travelled with 155 other convicts
Departure Date: 28 Sep 1822
Arrival Date: 9 Mar 1823
Arrival Location: New South Wales, Australia
Colonial History: Not Listed
Native Place: Not Listed
Occupation: Not Listed
Height: Not Listed
Complexion: Not Listed
Hair: Not Listed
Eyes: Not Listed
Other Characteristics: Not Listed
Education: Not Listed
Religion: Not Listed
Marital Status: Not Listed
Children: Not Listed

1823: GEORGE GUTTERIDGE to VAN DIEMEN’S LAND, AUSTRALIA
Aliases: None Listed
Age: 14 – 16
Birth Year: 1807
Crime #1: Grand Larceny on 20 Jun 1821
Place Convicted: London, England – Old Bailey
Date Convicted: 18 July 1821
Sentence: Fined one shilling and discharged
Crime #2: Grand Larceny on 4 May 1822
Place Convicted: Middlesex, England – Middlesex Quarter Session
Date Convicted: 22 May 1822
Other Convictions: Not Listed
Remarks: In Newgate before
Sentence: Transportation to Van Diemen’s Land, Australia
Term of Sentence: 7 Years
Ship: Commodore Hayes
Passenger Manifest: Travelled with 218 other convicts
Departure Date: 26 Apr 1823
Arrival Date: 16 Aug 1823
Arrival Location: Van Diemen’s Land (aka Tasmania), Australia
Colonial History: Yes
– Freed on 28 Oct 1829
Native Place: Not Listed
Occupation: Not Listed
Description: Not Listed
Height: Not Listed
Complexion: Not Listed
Hair: Not Listed
Eyes: Not Listed
Other Characteristics: Not Listed
Education: Not Listed
Religion: Not Listed
Marital Status: Not Listed
Children: Not Listed

THE CASE: (#1)
1026.  GEORGE GUTTERIDGE was indicted for stealing, on the 20th of June , two brass chucks, value 2 s., two ring handles, value 6 d., and one brass rod, value 6 d. , the goods of  John Henry Price .

JOHN HENRY PRICE . I am a brass-worker , and live at No. 2, Kendall-mews, Gee-street, Manchester-square . On the 20th of June, the prisoner came there, and enquired for a situation. I asked if a pot-boy’s place would suit him – he said, Yes, thanked me, and went down stairs. He came up in a few minutes, and said he had a waistcoat to sell, and wanted me to buy it. I refused. He offered it to me for 3 s. Seeing he was so distressed, I gave him a shilling in part of it – he was to come for the rest a little after seven o’clock. When he went away the first time I looked out and saw a suspicious man, with a bundle, waiting outside, which made me suspect the waistcoat was stolen, and I followed them to Gee’s-court, where they offered something for sale – this made me suspect something. I lost them. I went to Marlborough-street, and then went home, but missed nothing until towards evening, when we missed these things. I went to the shop in Marylebone-lane, where I saw them go, and asked if they had such things – they said No, but I found the ring-handles. The boy said he bought them with other metal. I asked to see it, and it was my other things.

JOHN HAWKINS . At the time this happened, I lived in Marylebone-lane. My father kept an old-iron shop; the prisoner came with another boy, rather bigger than himself, on the 20th of June, about three o’clock in the afternoon, and brought some old brass, I gave him eight-pence or nine-pence for it, at 5 d. per lb. – it was the articles stated in the indictment; I gave the money to the prisoner, I think.

WILLIAM SELLERS . I am a constable. I took him in charge, he acknowledged taking it.

THE CASE (#2):
863.  GEORGE GUTTERIDGE was indicted for stealing, on the 4th of May , twenty-one silver spoons, value 34 s. , the goods of  James Blair .

WILLIAM WALLIS . I am butler to Mr.  James Blair , of Devonshire-place . On the 4th of May, the maid gave me information, I ran out and saw the prisoner running; I followed him to Weymouth-mews, crying Stop thief! then lost sight of him – he was brought to me in two minutes by Binning. I gave him in charge, and the twenty-one spoons were found in his pocket.

WILLIAM BINNING . I live in Slade’s-buildings, Blandford-mews. I saw the prisoner running down Weymouth-mews, Wallis was following him crying Stop thief! I secured him.

WILLIAM TOOMBS . I am a constable. He was given into my charge. I found twenty-one spoons on him.

ELIZA AVIS . I am servant to Mr. Blair. I saw the prisoner in the pantry taking something out of a drawer, where the plate was kept; he saw me, and ran out. I alarmed the butler.

(Property produced and sworn to.)

GUILTY
Aged 16. Transported for Seven Years.
First Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Common Sergeant.

1828: EDMOND GUTHRIE to NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA
Aliases: Not Listed
Age: 23
Birth Year: 1806
Crime: Rape
Place Convicted: County Clare, Ireland
Date Convicted: Not Listed
Other Convictions: Not Listed
Sentence: Transportation to New South Wales, Australia
Term of Sentence: Life
Ship: Governor Ready
Passenger Manifest: Not Counted
Departure Date: Not Listed
Arrival Date: 16 Sep 1828
Arrival Location: Sydney Cove, New South Wales, Australia
Colonial History: Yes
– Ticket of Leave – 19 May 1831 – NSW – Allowed to remain in District of Campbelltown
– Ticket of Leave – 27 Mar 1841 – NSW – Attended the Sydney Markets with his __ for 12 months on the recommendation of Campbelltown Bench.
– Conditional Pardon – 1845
Native Place: County Clare, Ireland
Occupation: Ploughs and reaps
Height: 5’7-3/4″ / 5’8″
Complexion: Ruddy
Hair: Dark Brown
Eyes: Light Blue / Grey
Other Characteristics: Several scars over right eyebrow, slightly pock pitted
Education: Not Listed
Religion: Not Listed
Marital Status: Not Listed
Children: Not Listed

1829: GEORGE GUTTERIDGE to UNKNOWN LOCATION
Age: 15
Birth Year: 1814
Crime: Embezzlement (Offence Date: 20 Jun 1814)
Place Convicted: London, England – Old Bailey
Date Convicted: 16 Jul 1829
Other Convictions: Not Listed
Sentence: Transportation to Unknown Location
Term of Sentence: 14 Years
Ship: Not Listed
Passenger Manifest: Not Listed
Departure Date: Not Listed
Arrival Date: Not Listed
Arrival Location: Not Listed
Colonial History: Not Listed
Native Place: Not Listed
Occupation: Apprentice Baker
Height: Not Listed
Complexion: Not Listed
Hair: Not Listed
Eyes: Not Listed
Other Characteristics: Not Listed
Education: Not Listed
Religion: Not Listed
Marital Status: Not Listed
Children: Not Listed

THE CASE:
1418.  GEORGE GUTTERIDGE was indicted for embezzlement .

George Guttridge, apprentice to Adam Dickinson, accused of embezzling money from his master, the money in question was received as payment for a bill, from George Ruddal, but was never passed on to Mr Dickinson.

ADAM DICKSON . I am a baker , and live in the Strand . The prisoner was my apprentice, and had been with me about fifteen months; he was entrusted to receive monies for me, and was to account for them as soon as he came home – I had a customer named Roodle.

ANN HADDRELL . I am servant to Mr. Roodle, who lives in Nelson-square, Blackfriars-road. We take bread from the prosecutor; I paid the prisoner 6s. on the 20th of June , for his master, and he wrote “Paid” on the bill – I am certain it was the 20th of June.

Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q. Had you known him before? A. Yes, by his bringing bread – this is the bill which he wrote “Paid” on: I am sure I paid him- he knew that I kept the bill.

COURT to  ADAM DICKSON . Q. Did he give you any account of this? A. No; he absconded on the 27th, and I found this and a great many other things against him.

Cross-examined. Q.Had you asked him about this money before he went? A. I was not aware he had received it – he was to account every day; I had booked his bread, but I had not asked him for the money – I made a regular rule with him that he was to pay me; I never allowed my wife to receive money for me; she has received money in my absence – she says she has not received this.

GUILTY
Aged 15. Transported for Fourteen Years .

1830: JOHN GUTHRIE to NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA
Aliases: Not Listed
Age: 25
Birth Year: About 1805
Crime: Sheep Stealing
Place Convicted: County Clare, Ireland
Date Convicted: 26 Jul 1830
Other Convictions: Not Listed
Sentence: Transportation to New South Wales, Australia
Term of Sentence: 7 Years
Ship: Jane
Passenger Manifest: Not Counted
Departure Date: Not Listed
Arrival Date: 1831
Arrival Location: Sydney Cove, New South Wales, Australia
Colonial History: Yes
– Request to Marry (Denied) – 14 Aug 1840 – John Guthrie’s request to marry Ellen Walsh was refused because he had stated upon arrival that he was already married.
– Request to Marry (Granted) – 31 Aug 1840 – A second attempt to obtain a license to marry Ellen Walsh was granted.
Native Place: County Clare
Occupation: Reaps and Sows, Spadesman
Height: 5’2-3/4
Complexion: Ruddy
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Light Hazel
Other Characteristics: Small scar over and at right side of mouth
Education: “None”
Religion: Roman Catholic
Marital Status: Married
Children: 2

1832: JOHN GUTHRIE to NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA
Aliases: Not Listed
Age: 33
Birth Year: About 1799
Crime: Administering Oaths
Place Convicted: County Clare, Ireland
Date Convicted: 1832
Other Convictions: Not Listed
Sentence: Transportation to New South Wales, Australia
Term of Sentence: 7 Years
Ship: Not Listed
Passenger Manifest: Not Counted
Departure Date: Not Listed
Arrival Date: 7 May 1832
Arrival Location: New South Wales, Australia
Colonial History: Not Listed
Native Place: Not Listed
Occupation: Not Listed
Height: 5’5-1/2″
Complexion: Sallow
Hair: Black
Eyes: Hazel
Other Characteristics: Not Listed
Education: Not Listed
Religion: Not Listed
Marital Status: Not Listed
Children: Not Listed

1832: JOHN GUTHRIE to NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA
Aliases: Not Listed
Age: 35
Birth Year: About 1797
Crime: Unlawful Oaths
Place Convicted: County Clare, Ireland
Date Convicted: Not Listed
Other Convictions: Not Listed
Sentence: Transportation to New South Wales, Australia
Term of Sentence: Not Listed
Ship: Eliza
Passenger Manifest: Not Counted
Departure Date: Not Listed
Arrival Date: 6 Sep 1832
Arrival Location: Sydney Cove, New South Wales, Australia
Colonial History: Yes
– Certificate of Freedom – 5 Feb 1841
Native Place: Not Listed
Occupation: Shoemaker (20 Years)
Height: 5’4″
Complexion: Dark sallow
Hair: Dark Brown
Eyes: Brown
Other Characteristics: Scar over right eyebrow, arms hairy
Education: Reads and Writes
Religion: Roman Catholic
Marital Status: Widowed
Children: 2

1832: ISAAC GUTERAGE to VAN DIEMEN’S LAND, AUSTRALIA
Age: 36
Birth Year: About 1796
Crime: Simple Larceny on 7 Feb 1832
Place Convicted: Middlesex, England – Middlesex Gaol Delivery
Date Convicted: 16 Feb 1832
Other Convictions: Not Listed
Sentence: Transportation to Van Diemen’s Land, Australia
Term of Sentence: 7 Years
Ship: York
Passenger Manifest: Travelled with 200 other convicts (See Stephen Guthrie)
Departure Date: 11 Aug 1832
Arrival Date: 29 Dec 1832
Arrival Location: Van Diemen’s Land (aka Tasmania), Australia
Colonial History: Not Listed
Native Place: Not Listed
Occupation: Not Listed
Height: Not Listed
Complexion: Not Listed
Hair: Not Listed
Eyes: Not Listed
Other Characteristics: Not Listed
Education: Not Listed
Religion: Not Listed
Marital Status: Not Listed
Children: Not Listed

THE CASE:
543.  ISAAC GUTERAGE was indicted for stealing, 1 lb. of sugar, value 6d.; 1 lb. of butter, value 1s.; 1 lb. of soap, value 6d.; 2 ozs. of tea, value 6d., and 3 lbs. of candles, value 1s. 6d. , the goods of  Benjamin Spittle .

BENJAMIN SPITTLE . I am a potatoe-dealer , and live at Hatton, in the parish of Bedfont. On the 7th of February I bought these articles; they were wrapped up in a brown paper parcel, which was in the tail of my cart, wrapped in a horse-cloth – I stopped at a neighbour’s house on my way home, and stood talking with him; he told me to fetch my things in – I went to my cart, and missed this parcel; I had been in his house a quarter of an hour or twenty minutes – when I missed them I saw the prisoner going up the road; I called, and he stopped – I went, and found the parcel in his possession; I said,”What have you got here?” he said, “They don’t belong to you;” I called my neighbour – we took him back, and gave him in charge.

CHARLES FELL . The prosecutor was talking with me- he went out, and missed his parcel; he called me – I went out, and saw the prisoner with it under his arm; he said it did not belong to the prosecutor; I asked how he got the things – he said, “They don’t belong to you;” we took him back to my house, and he sat down and said again, “They don’t belong to you.”

Prisoner. I did not say they did not belong to him; I had picked them up on the road, as I was coming from my mother’s – I had them when I passed the cart; I stopped as soon as he called me.

BENJAMIN SPITTLE . I am certain they were in the cart when I arrived at Mr. Fell’s; these are the articles.

GUILTY
Aged 36. – Transported for Seven Years .

1832: STEPHEN GUTHRIE to VAN DIEMEN’S LAND, AUSTRALIA
Age: 28
Birth Year: About 1804
Crime: Larceny – Offenses against property
Place Convicted: London, England – London Gaol Delivery
Date Convicted: 16 Feb 1832
Other Convictions: Common Assault (Twice) – Jailed for 2 months
Sentence: Transportation to Van Diemen’s Land, Australia
Term of Sentence: 7 Years
Ship: York
Passenger Manifest: Travelled with 200 other convicts (See Isaac Guterage)
Departure Date: 11 Aug 1832
Arrival Date: 29 Dec 1832
Arrival Location: Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania), Australia
Colonial History: Yes
– Hulk (Ship) Report on Convict: Good
– Surgeon General Conduct: Most Excellent
– Muster 29 Dec 1833 – Public Works
– Muster 29 Dec 1835 – Public Works
– Absconded – 13 Oct 1837
– Certificate of Freedom – 16 Feb 1840
Native Place: Not Listed
Occupation: Carter
Height: 5-7-1/2″
Complexion: Not Listed
Hair: Black
Eyes: Dark Brown
Other Characteristics: Small Scar on Chin
Education: Not Listed
Religion: Not Listed
Marital Status: Not Listed
Children: Not Listed

THE CASE:
658.  STEPHEN GUTHRIE was indicted for stealing, on the 23rd of January , 1 box, value 2s.; 2 shirts, value 8s; 7 collars, value 3s. 6d.; 7 neckerchiefs, value 10s.; 2 pairs of drawers, value 3s.; 1 gown, value 7s.; 7 nightgowns, value 9s.; 4 petticoats, value 3s.; 8 handkerchiefs, value 15s.; 10 pinafores, value 6s., and 2 pairs of stockings, value 2s. , the goods of  Thomas Lingham.

ELIZABETH MENSELL. I am servant to Mr. Thomas Lingham – he lives in Great Tower-street . On the 23rd of January the prisoner came, and said he was the carrier, and had come for the box of linen – I am in the habit of sending a box of linen every week by the Merton carrier; I gave him the box.

SARAH HOVILE . I am nurse at Mr. Lingham’s. I made up the box of linen – it contained the articles stated in the indictment.

WILLIAM McDUFF . I am a carrier. I have been in the habit of fetching the linen from Mr. Lingham’s, in Tower-street, and taking it to Mrs. Collins’ at Merton – the prisoner lived with Mr. Ewins, a Merton carrier; I have asked the favour of him to take this box for me, but I did not send him for it on the 23rd of January – he told the servant that I was waiting in the street.

ELIZABETH MORRIS . I happened to be in the passage, at Mr. Lingham’s, when the prisoner came – I observed his person – I know he is the man.

Prisoner. Q. Do you recollect, on the first examination, that you stated you saw, a man, but you could not describe his features? A. No, I did not – I am certain you are the man; none of the property has been found.

The prisoner put in a written Defence, declaring his innocence, and that the witnesses must be mistaken in his person.

ELIZABETH MENSELL . I am quite certain the prisoner is the person.

GUILTY
Aged 28. – Transported for Seven Years .

1835: JOSEPH GOTHERIDGE to UNKNOWN LOCATION
Aliases: Not Listed
Age: 20
Birth Year: About 1815
Crime: Larceny
Place Convicted: Warwickshire, England
Date Convicted: 26 Mar 1835
Other Convictions: Not Listed
Sentence: Transportation to Location Not Listed
Term of Sentence: 7 Years
Ship: Not Listed
Passenger Manifest: Not Listed
Departure Date: Not Listed
Arrival Date: Not Listed
Arrival Location: Not Listed
Colonial History: Not Listed
Native Place: Not Listed
Occupation: Not Listed
Height: Not Listed
Complexion: Not Listed
Hair: Not Listed
Eyes: Not Listed
Other Characteristics: Not Listed
Education: Not Listed
Religion: Not Listed
Marital Status: Not Listed
Children: Not Listed

1835: JABEZ GUTHRIE to NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA
Age: 21/22
Birth Year: About 1813
Crime: Street Robbery / Larceny from a person
Place Convicted: Lancaster, England – Lancaster Quarterly Session
Date Convicted: 7 Jul 1834
Other Convictions: 2 months, 1 month
Sentence: Transportation to New South Wales, Australia
Term of Sentence: 7 Years
Ship: Marquis of Huntley
Passenger Manifest: Travelled with 319 other convicts
Departure Date: 23 Mar 1835
Arrival Date: 5 Jul 1835
Arrival Location: New South Wales, Australia
Colonial History: Not Listed
Native Place: Derbyshire
Occupation: Cotton-spinner
Height: 5’8-1/2″
Complexion: Dark, sallow, and freckled
Hair: Dark Brown
Eyes: Chestnut
Other Characteristics: Several scars on forefinger of left hand
Education: Reads
Religion: Protestant
Marital Status: Single
Children: None

1835: MICHAEL GUTHRIE to NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA
Aliases: Not Listed
Age: 27
Birth Year: About 1808
Crime: Sheep Stealing
Place Convicted: Not Listed
Date Convicted: 7 Mar 1835
Other Convictions: Not Listed
Sentence: Transportation to New South Wales, Australia
Term of Sentence: Life
Ship: Blackwell
Passenger Manifest: Not Counted
Departure Date: Not Listed
Arrival Date: 30 Seo 1835
Arrival Location: New South Wales, Australia
Colonial History: Yes
– Ticket of Leave – Allowed to remain in District of Scone.
– Ticket of Leave – 20 Feb 1851 – Cancelled. Absconded from district.
Native Place: County Clare, Ireland
Occupation: Farm Servant and Shepherd
Height: 5’4-1/2″
Complexion: Ruddy and freckled
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Blue
Other Characteristics: Scar front of head, small scar back of top of middle finger of left hand
Education: “None”
Religion: Roman Catholic
Marital Status: Married
Children: 1

1835: MICHAEL GUTHRIE to NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA
Aliases: Not Listed
Age: 22
Birth Year: About 1813
Crime: Sheep Stealing
Place Convicted: County Clare, Ireland
Date Convicted: Spring 1835
Other Convictions: Not Listed
Sentence: Transportation to New South Wales, Australia
Term of Sentence: Life
Ship: Blackwell
Passenger Manifest: Not Listed
Departure Date: Not Listed
Arrival Date: 8 Jun 1835
Arrival Location: New South Wales, Australia
Colonial History: Not Listed
Native Place: Not Listed
Occupation: Not Listed
Height: 5’6″
Complexion: Fresh
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Grey
Other Characteristics: Not Listed
Education: Not Listed
Religion: Not Listed
Marital Status: Not Listed
Children: Not Listed

1835: PATRICK GUTHRIE to NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA
Aliases: Not Listed
Age: 40
Birth Year: About 1795
Crime: Stealing Money / Bank Notes
Place Convicted: Galway, Ireland
Date Convicted: 25 Mar 1835
Other Convictions: Not Listed
Sentence: Transportation to New South Wales, Australia
Term of Sentence: 7 Years
Ship: Hive
Passenger Manifest: Not Counted
Departure Date: Not Listed
Arrival Date: 24 Dec 1835
Arrival Location: New South Wales, Australia
Colonial History: Dead in Sydney Hospital on 26 May 1859
Native Place: County Clare, Ireland
Occupation: Farm Servant
Height: 5’8″
Complexion: Ruddy and freckled
Hair: Brown mixed with grey
Eyes: Bluish and small
Other Characteristics: Scar centre of forehead, scar over right eyebrow, two over left eyebrow, breast hairy
Education: Reads
Religion: Roman Catholic
Marital Status: Married
Children: No

1835: JOSEPH GOTHERIDGE to NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA
Aliases: Not Listed
Age: 21
Birth Year: About 1814
Crime: Larceny / Stealing Cows
Place Convicted: Warwick, England
Date Convicted: 26 Mar 1835
Other Convictions: Not Listed
Sentence: Transportation to New South Wales, Australia
Term of Sentence: 7 Years
Ship: Moffatt
Passenger Manifest: Not Counted
Departure Date: Not Listed
Arrival Date: 30 Aug 1836
Arrival Location: New South Wales, Australia
Colonial History: Yes
– Ticket of Leave – 40/2498 – Allowed to remain in the district of Melbourne – dated Jul 1840
– Certificate of Freedom: 42/1311 – dated 29 Jul 1842
Native Place: Derbyshire, England
Occupation: Farm Laborer
Height: 5’5-3/4″
Complexion: Ruddy and freckled
Hair: Sandy
Eyes: Chestnut
Other Characteristics: Scar on top of center of forehead under the hair, mark of a burn back of left side of neck, scar back of third finger of right hand, 3 cars back of left hand
Education: “None”
Religion: Protestant
Marital Status: Single
Children: Not Listed

1836: JOHN GUTTERIDGE to NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA
Aliases: None Listed
Age: 27 / 30
Birth Year: About 1806 / 1809
Crime: Larceny / Stealing Pigs
Place Convicted: Lincoln, England – Lindsey Quarter Sessions
Date Convicted: 5 Jul 1836
Other Convictions: Not Listed
Sentence: Transportation to New South Wales, Australia
Term of Sentence: 7 Years
Ship: Lloyds
Passenger Manifest: Not Counted
Departure Date: Not Listed
Arrival Date: 17 Jul 1837
Arrival Location: New South Wales, Australia
Colonial History: Ticket of Leave, Pardon, Certificate of Freedom: All No
Native Place: Lincolnshire, England
Occupation: Laborer
Height: 5’7-3/4″
Complexion: Ruddy and pockpitted
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Brown
Other Characteristics: Lost canine tooth right side of upper jaw, scar right eyebrown, WF, and another blue illegible mark inside lower right arm, horse inside lower left arm, scar back of little and fore finger of left hand.
Education: Reads
Religion: Protestant
Marital Status: Married
Children: No

1837: JANE GUTHRIE to VAN DIEMEN’S LAND, AUSTRALIA
Alias: Jane Gutherie / Jean Guthrie
Age: 21
Birth Year: 1815
Crime: Offenses against property (Stealing a watch)
Place Convicted: Scotland – Edinburgh Court of Justiciary
Date Convicted: 9 Nov 1836
Other Convictions: Stealing L3 (20 days), Theft (60 days)
Sentence: Transportation to Van Diemen’s Land, Australia
Term of Sentence: 7 Years
Ship: Atwick
Passenger Manifest: Travelled with 150 other convicts
Departure Date: 30 Sep 1837 from London
Arrival Date: 24 Jan 1838
Arrival Location: Hobart, Van Diemen’s Land, Australia (aka Tasmania)
Colonial History: Yes
– Date of Pardon – 20 Oct 1842
– Sent to England – Feb 1843
Native Place: East Lowden
Occupation: Farm Servant – Skills: Milk, Make Butter, Wash
Height: Not Listed
Complexion: Not Listed
Hair: Red
Eyes: Grey
Other Characteristics: Not Listed
Education: Not Listed
Religion: Not Listed
Marital Status: Married
Children: Not Listed

1838: ANN GUTHRIE to VAN DIEMEN’S LAND, AUSTRALIA
Age: About 20
Birth Year: 1818
Crime: Stealing
Place Convicted: Scotland – Edinburgh Court of Justiciary
Date Convicted: 13 Nov 1837
Other Convictions: 2 or 3 times for stealing
Sentence: Transportation to Van Diemen’s Land, Australia
Term of Sentence: 7 Years
Ship: Nautilus
Passenger Manifest: Travelled with 131 other convicts
Departure Date: 25 Apr 1838
Arrival Date: 29 Aug 1838
Arrival Location: Hobart, Van Diemen’s Land, Australia
Colonial History: Yes
– Conduct Report [Image]
– Surgeon General Conduct – Slovenly, quarrelsome, smokes, & swears idle
– Absconded – 6 Jan 1840 – From service of Mr R Bell Brisbane St., Lauceston
– New Crime – 15 Jan 1840 – Stealing 7 sovereigns from a man – 12 months
– Absconded – 17 Jan 1840
– Absconded – 6 Mar 1840
– Applied to Marry – 12 Oct 1840 – Michael Walsh – Application Refused
– Decision on Permission to Marry – 24 Oct 1840
– Applied to Marry – 7 Apr 1843 – William Colmer – Application Refused
– Applied to Marry – March 1844 – James Lent – Application Approved
Native Place: Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
Occupation: House Servant
Height: 5’2-1/2″
Complexion: Fresh
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Grey
Other Characteristics: Pockpitted
Education: Not Listed
Religion: Not Listed
Marital Status: Single
Children: Not Listed

1838: STEPHEN GUTHRIE to VAN DIEMEN’S LAND, AUSTRALIA
Aliases: Not Listed
Age: Not Listed
Birth Year: Not Listed
Crime: Not Listed
Place Convicted: London, England
Date Convicted: 16 Feb 1838
Other Convictions: Not Listed
Sentence: Transportation to Van Diemen’s Land, Australia
Term of Sentence: 7 Years
Ship: Not Listed
Passenger Manifest: Not Counted
Departure Date: Not Listed
Arrival Date: Not Listed
Arrival Location: Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania), Australia
Colonial History: Not Listed
Native Place: Not Listed
Occupation: Not Listed
Height: Not Listed
Complexion: Not Listed
Hair: Not Listed
Eyes: Not Listed
Other Characteristics: Not Listed
Education: Not Listed
Religion: Not Listed
Marital Status: Not Listed
Children: Not Listed

1839: JOHN S GUTRIDGE to VAN DIEMEN’S LAND, AUSTRALIA
Aliases: John Seymour / John Gubridge
Age: Not Listed
Birth Year: Not Listed
Crime: Piratical Invasion of Upper Canada
Place Convicted: Province of Upper Canada (Quebec, Canada)
Date Convicted: 7 Jan 1839
Other Convictions: Not Listed
Sentence: Transportation to Van Diemen’s Land, Australia
Term of Sentence: 99
Ship: Buffalo
Passenger Manifest: Not Listed
Departure Date: 28 Sep 1839 from Quebec, Canada
Arrival Date: 12 Feb 1840
Arrival Location: Hobart, Van Diemen’s Land, Australia
Colonial History: Not Listed
Native Place: Not Listed
Occupation: Not Listed
Height: Not Listed
Complexion: Not Listed
Hair: Not Listed
Eyes: Not Listed
Other Characteristics: Not Listed
Education: Not Listed
Religion: Not Listed
Marital Status: Single
Children: Not Listed

1841: JAMES GUTTERIDGE to UNKNOWN LOCATION
Aliases: Not Listed
Age: 39
Birth Year: About 1802
Crime: Entering enclosed lands by might armed and to take game
Place Convicted: Norfolk, England
Date Convicted: 3 Apr 1841
Other Convictions: Not Listed
Sentence: Transportation to Location Not Listed
Term of Sentence: 10 Years
Ship: Not Listed
Passenger Manifest: Not Listed
Departure Date: Not Listed
Arrival Date: Not Listed
Arrival Location: Not Listed
Colonial History: Not Listed
Native Place: Not Listed
Occupation: Not Listed
Height: Not Listed
Complexion: Not Listed
Hair: Not Listed
Eyes: Not Listed
Other Characteristics: Not Listed
Education: Not Listed
Religion: Not Listed
Marital Status: Not Listed
Children: Not Listed

1841: GEORGE GUTHRIE to UNKNOWN LOCATION
Aliases: Not Listed
Age: 11
Birth Year: About 1830
Crime: Embezzlement
Place Convicted: Middlesex, England – Central Criminal Court
Date Convicted: 5 Apr 1841
Other Convictions: Not Listed
Sentence: Transportation to Location Not Listed
Term of Sentence: 7 Years
Ship: Not Listed
Passenger Manifest: Not Listed
Departure Date: Not Listed
Arrival Date: Not Listed
Arrival Location: Not Listed
Colonial History: Not Listed
Native Place: Not Listed
Occupation: Not Listed
Height: Not Listed
Complexion: Not Listed
Hair: Not Listed
Eyes: Not Listed
Other Characteristics: Not Listed
Education: Not Listed
Religion: Not Listed
Marital Status: Not Listed
Children: Not Listed

THE CASE:
1137. GEORGE GUTHRIE was indicted for embezzling, on the 5th of February, 12s. 6d.; on the 19th of February, 1l. 10s.; and on the 15th of March, 17s. 8d.; the monies of Hugh Swair, his master; to which he pleaded 

GUILTY . Aged 11.— Transported for Seven Years.—Parkhurst.

1844: CATHERINE GUTHRIE to VAN DIEMEN’S LAND, AUSTRALIA
Age: 19
Birth Year: 1825
Crime: Housebreaking – Offenses against property
Place Convicted: Glasgow, Scotland – Glasgow Court of Justiciary
Date Convicted: 6 Jan 1844
Other Convictions: Theft (30d), Shawl (60d), House Robbery (2yrs)
Sentence: Transportation to Australia
Term of Sentence: 10 Years
Ship: Tasmania
Passenger Manifest: Travelled with 191 other convicts
Departure Date: 9 Sep 1844 from London, England
Arrival Date: 20 Dec 1844
Arrival Location: Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania), Australia
Colonial History: Yes
– Surgeon/General Conduct – very giddy
– Application to Marry – Mar 1847 – John Bennett
– Application to Marry – 24 Oct 1848 – Richard Scott
– Married – 13 Nov 1848 – Richard Scott – St George’s Church, Hobart Town
-Ticket of Leave 28 Jan 1851- Conditional Pardon – 24 May 1853
– Certificate of Freedom – 16 Jan 1854
Native Place: Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
Occupation: Housemaid
Height: 4’9″
Complexion: Brown, Face Much Freckled
Hair: Red
Eyes: Blue
Other Characteristics: Scar on left side of neck
Education: Reads and Writes
Religion: Roman Catholic
Marital Status: Single
Children: Not Listed

1848: GEORGE GUTTERIDGE to UNKNOWN LOCATION
Aliases: Shealty; John Stephenson
Age: 30
Birth Year: About 1818
Crime: Horse Stealing
Place Convicted: Berkshire, England
Date Convicted: 3 Apr 1848
Other Convictions: Convicted of felony
Sentence: Transportation to Location Not Listed
Term of Sentence: 15 Years
Ship: Not Listed
Passenger Manifest: Not Listed
Departure Date: Not Listed
Arrival Date: Not Listed
Arrival Location: Not Listed
Colonial History: Not Listed
Native Place: Not Listed
Occupation: Not Listed
Height: Not Listed
Complexion: Not Listed
Hair: Not Listed
Eyes: Not Listed
Other Characteristics: Not Listed
Education: Not Listed
Religion: Not Listed
Marital Status: Not Listed
Children: Not Listed

1848: SAMUEL GUTTERIDGE to UNKNOWN LOCATION
Aliases: Not Listed
Age: 50
Birth Year: about 1798
Crime: Larceny
Place Convicted: Northmaptonshire, England
Date Convicted: 27 Jun 1848
Other Convictions: Not Listed
Sentence: Transportation to Location Not Listed
Term of Sentence: 7 Years
Ship: Not Listed
Passenger Manifest: Not Listed
Departure Date: Not Listed
Arrival Date: Not Listed
Arrival Location: Note Listed
Colonial History: Not Listed
Native Place: Not Listed
Occupation: Not Listed
Height: Not Listed
Complexion: Not Listed
Hair: Not Listed
Eyes: Not Listed
Other Characteristics: Not Listed
Education: Not Listed
Religion: Not Listed
Marital Status: Not Listed
Children: Not Listed

1849: JAMES GUTTERIDGE to UNKNOWN LOCATION
Aliases: Not Listed
Age: Not Listed
Birth Year: Not Listed
Crime: Larceny
Place Convicted: Staffordshire, England
Date Convicted: 1 Jan 1849
Other Convictions: Convicted of felony
Sentence: Transportation to Location Not Listed
Term of Sentence: 10 Years
Ship: Not Listed
Passenger Manifest: Not Listed
Departure Date: Not Listed
Arrival Date: Not Listed
Arrival Location: Not Listed
Colonial History: Not Listed
Native Place: Not Listed
Occupation: Not Listed
Height: Not Listed
Complexion: Not Listed
Hair: Not Listed
Eyes: Not Listed
Other Characteristics: Not Listed
Education: Not Listed
Religion: Not Listed
Marital Status: Not Listed
Children: Not Listed

1850: HENRY GUTTERIDGE to VAN DIEMEN’S LAND, AUSTRALIA
Aliases: Not Listed
Age: 31
Birth Year: About 1819
Crime: Cattle Stealing
Place Convicted: Leicestershire, England
Date Convicted: 28 Feb 1850
Other Convictions: Not Listed
Sentence: Transportation to Van Diemen’s Land
Term of Sentence: 7 Years
Ship: St Vincent
Passenger Manifest: Not Listed
Departure Date: 17 Jan 1853
Arrival Date: 26 May 1853
Arrival Location: Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania), Australia
Colonial History: Yes
– Conduct Report [Image]
– Ticket of Leave – 10 Dec 1853
– Conditional Pardon – 31 Mar 1855
– Freed – 7 Mar 1857
Native Place: Leicestershire, England
Occupation: Butcher
Height: 5’4
Complexion: Fair
Hair: Dark brown
Eyes: Dark brown
Other Characteristics: Not Listed
Education: Not Listed
Religion: Not Listed
Marital Status: Not Listed
Children: Not Listed

1850: JAMES GUTTERIDGE to UNKNOWN LOCATION
Aliases: Not Listed
Age: Not Listed
Birth Year: Not Listed
Crime: Robbery & Wounding
– Named in a group of 4 men, one of whom was sentenced to death
Place Convicted: Suffolk, England
Date Convicted: 26 Mar 1850
Other Convictions: Not Listed
Sentence: Transportation to Location Not Listed
Term of Sentence: 10 Years
Ship: Not Listed
Passenger Manifest: Not Listed
Departure Date: Not Listed
Arrival Date: Not Listed
Arrival Location: Not Listed
Colonial History: Not Listed
Native Place: Not Listed
Occupation: Not Listed
Height: Not Listed
Complexion: Not Listed
Hair: Not Listed
Eyes: Not Listed
Other Characteristics: Not Listed
Education: Not Listed
Religion: Not Listed
Marital Status: Not Listed
Children: Not Listed

1851: JOHN GUTTERIDGE to UNKNOWN LOCATION
Aliases: Not Listed
Age: Not Listed
Birth Year: Not Listed
Crime: Larceny
Place Convicted: Norfolk, England
Date Convicted: 2 Jul 1851
Other Convictions: Convicted of a felony
Sentence: Transportation to Location Not Listed
Term of Sentence: 7 Years
Ship: Not Listed
Passenger Manifest: Not Listed
Departure Date: Not Listed
Arrival Date: Not Listed
Arrival Location: Not Listed
Colonial History: Not Listed
Native Place: Not Listed
Occupation: Not Listed
Height: Not Listed
Complexion: Not Listed
Hair: Not Listed
Eyes: Not Listed
Other Characteristics: Not Listed
Education: Not Listed
Religion: Not Listed
Marital Status: Not Listed
Children: Not Listed

1852: GEORGE GUTTRY to WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Aliases: Not Listed
Age: 63
Birth Year: 1831
Crime: Burglary / Larceny
Place Convicted: Westmoreland, England – Assizes Appleby
Date Convicted: 5 Aug 1852
Other Convictions: Not Listed
Sentence: Transportation to Western Australia
Term of Sentence: 15 Years
Ship: Stag
Passenger Manifest: Travelled with 224 other convicts
Departure Date: 2 Feb 1855
Arrival Date: 23 May 1855
Arrival Location: Western Australia
Colonial History: Not Listed
Native Place: Not Listed
Occupation: Not Listed
Height: Not Listed
Complexion: Not Listed
Hair: Not Listed
Eyes: Not Listed
Other Characteristics: Not Listed
Education: Not Listed
Religion: Not Listed
Marital Status: Not Listed
Children: Not Listed

1853: DAVID GUTHRIE to WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Aliases: None Listed
Age: Not listed
Birth Year: Unknown
Crime: Not Listed
Place Convicted: Northumberland, Newcastle on Tyne Assizes
Date Convicted: 1852 or 1853
Other Convictions: Not Listed
Sentence: Transportation to Western Australia
Term of Sentence: 7 Years
Ship: Pyrenees
Passenger Manifest: Travelled with 295 other convicts (See Joseph Gutteridge and John Gutteridge)
Departure Date: 31 Jan 1853
Arrival Date: 30 Apr 1853
Arrival Location: Western Australia
Colonial History: Not Listed
Native Place: Not Listed
Occupation: Not Listed
Description: Not Listed
Height: Not Listed
Complexion: Not Listed
Hair: Not Listed
Eyes: Not Listed
Other Characteristics: Not Listed
Education: Not Listed
Religion: Not Listed
Marital Status: Not Listed
Children: Not Listed

1853: JAMES GUTTERIDGE to WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Aliases: None Listed
Age: Not listed
Birth Year: Unknown
Crime: Not Listed
Place Convicted: Suffolk, England – Bury St Edmunds Assizes
Date Convicted: Not Listed
Other Convictions: Not Listed
Sentence: Transportation to Western Australia
Term of Sentence: 10 Years
Ship: Sea Park
Passenger Manifest: Travelled with 304 other convicts
Departure Date: 30 Dec 1853
Arrival Date: 5 Apr 1853
Arrival Location: Western Australia
Colonial History: Not Listed
Native Place: Not Listed
Occupation: Not Listed
Description: Not Listed
Height: Not Listed
Complexion: Not Listed
Hair: Not Listed
Eyes: Not Listed
Other Characteristics: Not Listed
Education: Not Listed
Religion: Not Listed
Marital Status: Not Listed
Children: Not Listed

1853: JOHN GUTTERIDGE to WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Aliases: None Listed
Age: Not listed
Birth Year: Unknown
Crime: Not Listed
Place Convicted: Northumberland, England – Newcastle on Tyne Assizes
Date Convicted: Not Listed
Other Convictions: Not Listed
Sentence: Transportation to Western Australia
Term of Sentence: 7 Years
Ship: Pyrenees
Passenger Manifest: Travelled with 295 other convicts (See David Guthrie and Joseph Gutteridge)
Departure Date: 31 Jan 1853
Arrival Date: 30 Apr 1853
Arrival Location: Western Australia
Colonial History: Not Listed
Native Place: Not Listed
Occupation: Not Listed
Description: Not Listed
Height: Not Listed
Complexion: Not Listed
Hair: Not Listed
Eyes: Not Listed
Other Characteristics: Not Listed
Education: Not Listed
Religion: Not Listed
Marital Status: Not Listed
Children: Not Listed

1853: JOSEPH GUTTERIDGE to WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Aliases: None Listed
Age: Not listed
Birth Year: Unknown
Crime: House Breaking
Place Convicted: Worcester, England – Worcester Quarter Sessions
Date Convicted: 15 Oct 1849
Other Convictions: Not Listed
Sentence: Transportation to Western Australia
Term of Sentence: 10 Years
Ship: Pyrenees
Passenger Manifest: Travelled with 295 other convicts (See David Guthrie and John Gutteridge)
Departure Date: 31 Jan 1853
Arrival Date: 30 Apr 1853
Arrival Location: Western Australia
Colonial History: Not Listed
Native Place: Not Listed
Occupation: Not Listed
Description: Not Listed
Height: Not Listed
Complexion: Not Listed
Hair: Not Listed
Eyes: Not Listed
Other Characteristics: Not Listed
Education: Not Listed
Religion: Not Listed
Marital Status: Not Listed
Children: Not Listed

1855: GEORGE GUTTRY to WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Aliases: None Listed
Age: Not listed
Birth Year: Unknown
Crime: Not Listed
Place Convicted: Westmoreland – Assizes Appleby
Date Convicted:
Other Convictions: Not Listed
Sentence: Transportation to Western Australia
Term of Sentence: 15 Years
Ship: Stag
Passenger Manifest: Not Listed
Departure Date: 2 Feb 1855
Arrival Date: Not Listed
Arrival Location: Western Australia
Colonial History: Not Listed
Native Place: Not Listed
Occupation: Not Listed
Description: Not Listed
Height: Not Listed
Complexion: Not Listed
Hair: Not Listed
Eyes: Not Listed
Other Characteristics: Not Listed
Education: Not Listed
Religion: Not Listed
Marital Status: Not Listed
Children: Not Listed

READING and RESOURCES:
Website: Convict Records
Website: Old Bailey Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org) – Version 8
Website: Ancestry.com – Check the Card Catalog for Convict / Prisoner Resources
Convicted Labor During the Colonial Period [Encyclopedia Virginia]
Criminal Transportation [The National Archives (UK)]
Britain Sent Thousands of Its Convicts to America, Not Just Australia [Mike Novak]
British Convicts Shipped to American Colonies [James Butler Davis – JSTOR]
Jacobite Rebellion Ships [Contributed by Hugh Tornabene]
Directory of Scots Banished to the American Plantations, 1650-1775 [David Dobson]
Scottish Emigration to Colonial America 1607-1785 [David Dobson]
Jacobites of Angus, 1689-1746 [David Dobson]
Transatlantic Voyages, 1600-1699 [David Dobson]
No Quarter Given – The Muster Roll of Price Charles Edward Stuart’s Army, 1745-46 [Alastair Livingstone, Christian W.H. Aikman, Betty Stuart Hart]
Muster Roll of the Forfarshire or Lord Ogilvy’s Regiment [Alexander McIntosh] (Inverness 1914)
List of Persons concerned in the Scottish Rebellion Historical Society – Earl of Rosebery (Edinburgh 1890) [HathiTrust Digital Library]
A Jacobite Exile [Alistair and Henrietta Tayler] (London 1937)
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies: Volume 29, 1716-1717. Originally published by His Majesty’s Stationery Office, London, 1930.
Victorians and Australian Penal Colonies [British Literature Wiki]