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194712
Surname: Finney
First Name: Thomas
Ship: Countess of Harcourt 1824
Date: 7 August 1839
Place: Sydney
Source: The Colonist
Details: During the whole of yesterday Mr. Justice Stephen and a military jury were occupied with the trial Thomas Finney, for the murder of his wife at Cock fighters Creek, on the 29th of April last. The details of this case are too horrible and disgusting to lay before our readers. Mr. Justice Stephen took pains to point out the discrepancies in the evidence of the witnesses, who were also subjected to very sever cross examinations by Mr. Foster and Mr. Winder who were counsel for the prisoner, The case against the prisoner rested principally on the evidence of man named Lauglin, who swore that he was at eye-witness to the whole of the awful transaction, a a woman named Eather who has been convicted keeping a sly grog-shop. It appears that the victim of this tragedy lost her life in the sequel but too often enacted in these grog-shops on the roads. Mr. Justice Stephen said that in the whole of his experience - in the whole of his reading he never had known a case in which the details were so horrible. If the witnesses were to be believed, it was the most cruel and cold-blooded-the vilest and awful murder that had ever been en-acted. It was for the jury to judge of their credibility. If they were not to be believed the tissue of perjury which had woven was of too foul a nature to comment upon His Honor left it with the jury to decide whether their evidence was credible; if so, the prisoner is guilty of foul murder.; If they were not satisfied with the evidence, they must acquit him of the charge, and consider whether or not he was guilty of manslaughter. The jury retired for a few minutes and returned with a verdict of Guilty of murder. His Honor proceeded to pass sentence on the prisoner. He said, You have been found guilty, of murder-and of a murder which I shudder at; the details are repugnant to human nature, and never, either in my experience or my readings have I met with such a case. Throughout, you have proved yourself a monster, not a man.
16233
Surname: Fish
First Name: John
Ship: Countess of Harcourt 1824
Date: 1832 20 December
Place: Maitland
Source: SG
Details: Obtained Ticket of Leave
49672
Surname: Fish
First Name: John
Ship: Countess of Harcourt 1824
Date: 1828
Place: Port Stephens
Source: 1828 Census
Details: Labourer aged 20. Assigned to Australian Agricultural Company
69731
Surname: Fish
First Name: John
Ship: Countess of Harcourt 1824
Date: 1832 19 December
Place: Maitland
Source: 1832 GG
Details: Granted Ticket of Leave
178138
Surname: Fish
First Name: John
Ship: Countess of Harcourt 1824
Date: 28 October 1829
Place: Newcastle gaol
Source: Newcastle Gaol Entrance Book. State Archives NSW. Roll 136
Details: Tailor from London. Admitted to Newcastle gaol. Sentenced to 14 days in the cells for drunkenness. Lent to Mr. Bolton for the harvest 22 November 1839.
194713
Surname: Fish
First Name: John
Ship: Countess of Harcourt 1824
Date: 14 July 1824
Place: Sydney Cove
Source: Convict Indents. State Archives NSW; Series: NRS 12188; Item: [4/4009A]; Microfiche: 654
Details: John Fish age 16. Occupation paper stainer and tailor. Native place London. Tried April 1822. Sentenced to transportation for life. Very orderly conduct on the voyage out. Assigned to Carters Barracks on arrival
52755
Surname: Gray
First Name: John
Ship: Countess of Harcourt 1824
Date: 1828
Place: Patrick Plains
Source: 1828 Census
Details: Laoburer aged 34. Labourer assigned to John Blaxland junior
194714
Surname: Gray
First Name: John
Ship: Countess of Harcourt 1824
Date: 14 July 1824
Place: Sydney Cove
Source: Convict Indents. State Archives NSW; Series: NRS 12188; Item: [4/4009A]; Microfiche: 654
Details: John Gray age 10. Occupation errand boy. Native place Hull. Tried Liverpool 16 October 1823. Sentenced to 7 years transportation. Orderly conduct on the voyage out. Sent to Appin district for distribution
93793
Surname: Gray (Grey)
First Name: John
Ship: Countess of Harcourt 1824
Date: 1831 9 April
Place: -
Source: NGE
Details: Labourer from Liverpool. Admitted to Newcastle gaol by Maitland Bench. Forwarded to Sydney gaol for identification 9 May
52860
Surname: Green
First Name: Alexander
Ship: Countess of Harcourt 1824
Date: 1828
Place: Port Stephens
Source: 1828 Census
Details: Labourer aged 28. Assigned to Australian Agricultural Company
64124
Surname: Green
First Name: Alexander
Ship: Countess of Harcourt 1824
Date: 1827 18 April
Place: Port Stephens
Source: SG
Details: Appointed honorary constable
194715
Surname: Green
First Name: Alexander
Ship: Countess of Harcourt 1824
Date: 14 July 1824
Place: Sydney Cove
Source: Convict Indents. State Archives NSW; Series: NRS 12188; Item: [4/4009A]; Microfiche: 654
Details: Alexander Green age 22. Occupation tumbler. Native place Holland. Tried at Shrewsbury January 1824. Sentenced to transportation for life. Orderly conduct on the voyage out. Assigned to Mr. Hutchinson at Waterloo
64212
Surname: Green
First Name: Constable Alexander
Ship: Countess of harcourt 1824
Date: 1827 20 June
Place: Port Stephens
Source: SG
Details: Dismissed from position of constable for assisting constable John Maher in an assault
53565
Surname: Hammond
First Name: William
Ship: Countess of Harcourt 1824
Date: 1828
Place: Port Stephens
Source: 1828 Census
Details: Aged 18. Labourer assigned to Australian Agricultural Company
194716
Surname: Hammond
First Name: William
Ship: Countess of Harcourt 1824
Date: 14 July 1824
Place: Sydney Cove
Source: Convict Indents. State Archives NSW; Series: NRS 12188; Item: [4/4009A]; Microfiche: 654
Details: William Hammond age 16. Shoemaker. Native place Kensington. Tried Newgate July 1823. Sentenced to transportation for life. Very orderly on the voyage out. Reads and writes. Assigned to Carters Barracks on arrival
172697
Surname: Hetherington
First Name: Samuel
Ship: Countess of Harcourt 1824
Date: 1824
Place: -
Source: State Archives NSW Convict Indents. Microfiche 654
Details: Groom age 32. Tried in Wakefield in January 1824. Native place Leeds. Orderly conduct on the voyage to Australia. Assigned to John Bingle on arrival.
47940
Surname: Hewitson
First Name: John
Ship: Countess of Harcourt 1824
Date: 1825 March
Place: Newcastle
Source: CSI
Details: On monthly return of prisoners punished at Newcastle
194717
Surname: Hewitson
First Name: John
Ship: Countess of Harcourt 1824
Date: 14 July 1824
Place: Sydney Cove
Source: Convict Indents. State Archives NSW; Series: NRS 12188; Item: [4/4009A]; Microfiche: 654
Details: John Hewitson age 34. Occupation ploughman. Native place Cumberland. Tried Appleby 8 March 1823. Sentenced to transportation for life. Assigned to Dr. James Bowman on arrival
167786
Surname: Hewitson (Hewetson)
First Name: John
Ship: Countess of Harcourt 1824
Date: March 1825
Place: Newcastle
Source: Colonial Secretary's Papers. Monthly Return of Corporal Punishments inflicted at Newcastle
Details: Assigned to Dr. James Bowman. Sentenced to 50 lashes for misconduct as a shepherd and watchman
56046
Surname: Hewitson (Hewston)
First Name: John
Ship: Countess of Harcourt 1824
Date: 1828
Place: Patrick Plains
Source: 1828 Census
Details: Aged 38. Labourer assigned to James Bowman