Parkhurst Boys 44 - History Tree

Date: 20 Aug 1844 to 1852
Location: Western Australia
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The Parkhurst lads were convicted children from the Isle of Wight and by 1852, 334 had been sent to the Swan River and apprenticed to local settlers. Other boys were sent to Tasmania, New Zealand, Victoria and even Norfolk Island.

Parkhurst Boys 1842-1862

The Boys

[2] # N	Surname	Christian Name(s)	Term	Age	Trial Place and Date: DMY	Offence	Comments
	Brewer	Edmund	7y	13	Exeter 05 07 1841	Larceny
	Brixie	George	7y	13	Winchester 20 02 1841	Obtaining money by false pretences	aka BRIXEY; BISSAY; BRISCEY
	Callaghan	John	7y	13	Middlesex 19 10 1841	Stealing bread	aka MURRAY, Richard
	Charles	George Pengally	7y	12	Plymouth 25 10 1841	Larceny	aka PENGALLY
	Chifney	William	10y	13	Central Criminal Court 20 09 1841	Larceny
	Guthrie	George	7y	11	Central Criminal Court 05 04 1841	Embezzlement
	Hesketh	Thomas	10y	13	Chester 12 04 1841	Housebreaking	aka HESBETH
	Howell	John Henry	7y	13	Dover 12 04 1841	Stealing money from his father
	Jones	George	7y	14	Clerkenwell (Middlesex) 30 09 1841	Stealing bread	aka WOODS, George; deaf
	Malpas	John	15y	13	Stafford .. 03 1841	Burglary
	McGrath	Terence	7y	12	Westminster 14 05 1841	Larceny
	Philips	Thomas	7y	12	Surrey 02 04 1841	Felony	aka PHILLIPS
	Powell	Edward	7y	12	Monmouth 31 07 1841	Larceny
501	Sparks	William	7y	12	Maidstone 15 03 1841	Stealing rugs	aka LAVENDER
	Trubee	Thomas	10y	12	Aylesbury 29 06 1841	Burglary
	Walton	Henry	7y	12	Warwick 04 08 1841	Felony
	Webb	John	7y	13	Bath 22 03 1841	Simple larceny	Left colony when apprenticeship expired
	Wells	James	7y	12	Reading 05 10 1841	Stealing a watch

Sources

1. ↑ Perth DPS Passenger Ships arriving in Fremantle
2. ↑ The # Number is from Andrew Gill's book: Convict Assignment in WA 1842-1851. p.224