Joseph Wheeler Feltham - I Was A Parkhurst Boy

Parkhurst Boys Prison (Isle of Wight) early 1800s:

I was a member of a select group of boys known as the 'Parkhurst Boys'. We were found guilty of various crimes and sent to Parkhurst Boys Prison (Isle of Wight) for a period of rehabilitation, including learning a trade. Following this we were sent to the colonies of New Zealand, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia and Norfolk Island; to be apprenticed to local settlers.

It is interesting that both myself and George SMITH, who was convicted with me for the same crime at Dorchester Assizes on the 13th March 1850, were both sent to Parkhurst Boys Prison, and then both transported on the 'Equestrian' to Van Dieman's Land. On leaving the Equestrian, I stayed in Hobart Town, whereas George SMITH was transferred to Campbell Town.

The other Parkhurst Boys transported with us on the 1852 'Equestrian' voyage to Van Dieman's Land (Tasmania), are listed below.

Carr, Samuel:
Age 17 years
Sentenced to 7 years imprisonment.
Tried Manchester - 25th November 1849 (25.11.1849)
Crime - larceny
Notes - Listed as a vagrant.

Clark, Charles:
Age 15 years
Sentenced to 10 years imprisonment.
Tried Leeds - 30th November 1849 (30.10.1849)
Crime - stealing
Notes - Listed as a flax dresser with 9 previous convictions.

Cornivall, William:
Age 14 years
Sentenced to 7 years imprisonment.
Tried Lewes - 23rd February 1848 (23.02.1848)
Crime - house breaking & larceny.
Notes - Trial year questionable.

Cowell, William:
Age 16 years
Sentenced to 10 years imprisonment.
Sentenced to 10y 16
Tried Bolton - 20th December 1849 (20.12.1849)
Crime - larceny
Notes - Listed as a bricklayer with 8 previous convictions

Cuthbertson, William:
Age 12 years
Sentenced to 7 years imprisonment.
Tried Glasgow - 24th April 1849 (24.04.1849)
Crime - theft
Notes - Listed as having 7 previous convictions and with a father, mother, 2 brothers & 1 sister lately in prison.

Dancey, Alfred:
Age 14 years
Sentenced to 7 years imprisonment.
Tried Gloucester - 29th March 1850 (29.03.1850)
Crime - manslaughter
Notes - Listed as able to read well and having previous convictions.

Davey, Samuel:
Age 16 years
Sentenced to 7 years imprisonment.
Tried Cambridge - 20th July 1849 (20.07.1849)
Crime - robbery
Notes - Listed as a pick pocket who was frequently in jail.

Dun, William:
Age 14 years
Sentenced to 7 years imprisonment.
Tried Bolton - 20th December 1849 (20.12.1849)
Crime - larceny
Notes - Listed as a comb maker with 3 previous convictions; refer - Parkhurst Register '105/11'; trial year is questionable

Feltham, Joseph:
Age 16 years
Sentenced to 10 years imprisonment.
Tried Dorchester - 13th March 1850 (13.03.1850)
Crime - burglary
Notes - Listed as a baker.

Glendenning, Alex:
Age 14 years
Sentenced to 7 years imprisonment.
Tried Edinburgh - 28th January 1850 (28.01.1850)
Crime - theft
Notes - Listed as a rope & sail maker.

Hoy, John:
Age 16 years
Sentenced to 7 years imprisonment.
Tried Glasgow - 28th August 1849 (28.08.1849)
Crime - theft
Notes - Listed as having learnt to weave in prison and having 5 previous convictions.

Johnson, Frederick:
Age 16 years
Sentenced to 7 years imprisonment.
Tried Cambridge - 1st January 1849 (01.01.1849)
Crime - larceny
Notes - Listed as having previous convictions; trial year is questionable.

Kennedy, Michael:
Age 16 years
Sentenced to 10 years imprisonment.
Tried Hull - 5th January 1850 (05.01.1850)
Crime - stealing a canvas skylight cover.
Notes - Listed as a shoemaker with previous convictions.

Linto, Walter:
Age 13 years
Sentenced to 7 years imprisonment.
Tried Bridgewater - 3rd July 1849 (03.07.1849)
Crime - housebreaking & theft.

Marlin, John:
Age 15 years
Sentenced to 14 years imprisonment.
Tried Chester - 22nd January 1849 (22.01.1849)
Crime - highway robbery.
Notes - aka [LYNN; HAMILTON]; listed as a weaver with 6 previous convictions.

Marsden, Charles:
Age 17 years
Sentenced to 7 years imprisonment.
Tried Nottingham - 1st April 1850 (01.04.1850)
Crime - stealing
Notes - Listed as a lacemaker

McCafferty, William:
Age 15 years
Sentenced to 7 years imprisonment.
Tried Edinburgh - 29th January 1850 (29.01.1850)
Crime - theft
Notes - Listed as a sailor with 4 previous convictions.

McCarthy, Justin:
Age 16 years
Sentenced to 10 years imprisonment.
Tried Middlesex - 6th March 1847 (06.03.1847)
Crime - stealing

McClure, John:
Age 15 years
Sentenced to 14 years imprisonment.
Sentenced to 14y 15
Tried Glasgow - 14th August 1849 (14.08.1849)
Crime - house breaking
Notes - Listed as a cotton spinner; age is questionable.

McKecknie, William:
Age 15 years
Sentenced to 7 years imprisonment.
Tried Glasgow - 24th August 1849 ( 24.08.1849)
Crime - theft
Notes - Listed as having learnt to weave in prison and having 7 previous convictions

Newton, George:
Age 15 years
Sentenced to 7 years imprisonment.
Tried Gloucester - 1st January 1850 (01.01.1850)
Crime - stealing
Notes - Listed as a fisherman.

Rolands, James:
Age 18 years
Sentenced to 7 years imprisonment.
Tried Harwick - 3rd July 1849 (03.07.1849)
Crime - stealing a watch.

Smith, George:
Age 14 years
Sentenced to 7 years imprisonment.
Tried Dorchester - 13th march 1850 (13.03.1850)
Crime - burglary
Notes - Listed as a pipemaker.

Stockwell, J.:
Age 16 years
Sentenced to 7 years imprisonment.
Tried Central Criminal Court - 4th March 1850 (04.03.1850)
Notes - Crime - larceny

Taylor, George:
Age 17 years
Sentenced to 7 years imprisonment.
Tried Clerkenwell - 23rd November 1847 (23.11.1847)
Crime - stealing boots etc.
Notes - Listed as having 10 previous convictions

Thompson, John:
Age 17 years
Sentenced to 7 years imprisonment.
Tried Glasgow - 14th January 1850 (14.01.1850)
Crime - house breaking
Notes - Listed as a cloth capper.

Tompkins, Henry:
Age 18 years
Sentenced to 7 years imprisonment.
Tried Worcester - 6th May 1849 (06.05.1849)
Crime - house breaking.

Ward, John:
Age 15 years
Sentenced to 7 years imprisonment.
Tried Devon - 1st January 1850 (01.01.1850)
Crime - stealing
Notes - Listed as a vagrant and thief.

Warner, Thomas:
Age 16 years
Sentenced to 7 years imprisonment.
Tried Central Criminal Court - 4th March 1850 (04.03.1850)
Crime - stealing £5


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