John Morris, Convict Charlotte 1788: three different sentences of death
John Morris departed Norfolk Island aboard the City of Edinburgh for Hobart in Sep 1808. Two versions of the City of
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Colonial Sentence
Thomas Palmer, Convict, Salamander 1791
Thomas Palmer was convicted at the Old Bailey in 1789 and transported to New South Wales on the Salamander in 1791. He was convicted again in 1804 and sent to Norfolk Island, where records place him until his return to Port Jackson in 1809. He later appeared in Windsor and Wilberforce records, but no 1828 Muster entry has been found and his death remains unknown
Read MoreWilliam Ashford, An incorrigible lad 1792
William Ashford, described in 1792 as an “incorrigible lad” dismissed from the NSW Corps, was repeatedly sent between Port Jackson and Norfolk Island after discharge and later convictions, he was ultimately sentenced to seven years’ hard labour on Norfolk Island. His later fate is uncertain, though he likely died there between 1797 and 1801.
Read MoreColonial Sentences to Norfolk Island 1789 – 1807
Norfolk Island was also a place of banishment for colonial sentences of secondary transportation and hard labour issued by authorities in NSW, namely the Court of Criminal Jurisdiction (Criminal Court), Judge Advocate’s Bench of Magistrates (Bench), and the Court of Enquires regarding the various Irish rebellions.
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