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Hi everyone,
just wondered if anyone knew how to trace a convict that was sent to Austrailia on the last convict ship. He was transported in 1849 for ten years but as ports weren't accepting convicts anymore, i don't know which port he landed at and whether he survived or not.
His name was Charles Hutchby and sentenced at Lincoln in 1847 aged 18 so not sure whether he was born in Lincoln as Hutchbys came from Nottingham area.
Just wondered if anyone knew what Austrailian records to look at
thank you
angie

Hi Angie

http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/indexes_online_3357.asp#Convicts

Cheers
Kerri

Various information is held at the National Archives including Transportation Registers for 1787-1871 - problem is not much on line so you would probably need to vist TNA to consult them.
Also have a look at
firstfleet.uow.edu.au
members.pcug.org.au
Might also be worth checking Australian census to see if he popped up post end of sentence

.....seems he may well have been 'freed' soon after arrival ... (apparently he/they had already spent 12mths in UK gaol) ....yes -it seems none of the States wanted this load of convicts! .... I couldn't see any bmd's related to him ....so did he return to the UK? ....Valerie

www.ancestry.com.au

convict registers
Name: Charles Hutchby
Vessel: Adelaide
Convicted Date: 6 Mar 1847
Voyage Date 8 Aug 1849
Colony: Port Philip & Van Dieman's Land
Piece: HO 11/16
Place of Conviction: Lincoln

Van Dieman's Land is in Tasmania

Name: Chas Hutchby
Arrival Year: 1849
Vessel: Adelaide
Piece: HO 10/55
Province: New South Wales
Title: Pardons
Year(s): 1850-1859
Place of Conviction: Lincoln

on the NSW archive database of Convict Exiles
http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/indexes_online_3357.asp#Convicts
HUTCHBY Charles - Adelaide 24/12/1849 London - Lincoln 6/3/1847 10 yrs - Maitland
NB Maitland is in New South Wales

The "HO" references are the UK National Archive catelogue refs

also check out
http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/info/fh/convicts
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/

Tasmania archives
http://www.archives.tas.gov.au/database

have also found ticket of leave in the Society of Australia Genealogists database
http://web.ecorner.com.au/epages/sag.storefront/?ObjectPath=/Shops/sag/Products/521523

www.sag.org.su

NB his name is transcribed as HUTCHLY

His Ticket of Leave was reported in The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser of Wednesday 12 June 1850 having been published in the Government Gazette of Friday June 7th 1850

This website shows the' Adelaide' arrived in VDL 29 November 1849 - having taken on 303 male convicts she only landed 40 there the other 259 (so obviously a few didn't make it through the voyage) were landed elsewhere

http://members.iinet.net.au/~perthdps/convicts/shipsTAS.html

Cheers
Sue

Adelaide
One voyage only
Male convicts on board
Departure Port: London / Portland Departure Date: 17 Aug 1849
Arrival Port: Hobart Arrival Date: 29 Nov 1849

Convicts landed:.... Sydney 259...... Hobart 40

Notes:
Surgeon's Journal possibly available on AJCP microfilms.

Sources:
Archives Office of Tasmania, Guide to Convict Records by Ship Reference.

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~austashs/convicts/conships_a.htm

thank you all to who answered my quest and i will follow up all leads. I am so grateful to everyone who gives up their free time to help people like myself. Thank you so much as i may be able to figure out what actually happened to him
thank you all and take care
thanks
angie

Try Here
http://www.convictcentral.com/