in Kent - Convict entry 1838

[Bobby G]

I have Prison correspondence for my convict ancestor. 1838. Not sure about the highlighted. Any idea?

H L (?) of Kent. To remove Wm Gambrill (my chap) to the ?tude?
J H Capper Esq, to receive the above 22 Oct 1838.

[Kay99]

Fortitude??

[Bobby G]

Fortitude??

Yes the word I was looking for, thanks.

[km1971]

HMS Fortitude was a prison ship. First used to house French prisoners of war, in 1838 it was a hulk in Chatham.

A convict ship (Theresa) has this comment about Fortitude in its surgeon's log - "... The convicts were generally healthy but emaciated, especially those from the Fortitude hulk at Chatham. With few exceptions, their health improved on the voyage and they were landed in good health" - on its voyage to NSW. It sailed 10th October 1838. So Gambrill probably took up a space in Fortitude left vacate by this shipment

Ken

[Bookbox]

H L (?) of Kent.

H.S. = High Sheriff (of the county of Kent)

It's a record of the instruction issued by the High Sheriff of Kent to J. H. Capper, requiring him to accept the prisoner at the hulks. John Henry Capper was superintendent of the convict hulks at this date.

[Bobby G]

Some of the info I have for William was done in my early days of research and needs updating/improving so thankyou for extra info.

[MaxD]

Went to NSW on the Parkfield 12 May 1839 (spelt Gambrell).  Sentenced at Kent Assizes October 1838  for housebreaking to 10 years.  The register for the Fortitude records his eventual transportation on he Parkfield and has a note "Father transported".

maxD

[Bobby G]

and has a note "Father transported".
maxD

His dad stole a pig, died (1837) shortly after arriving in Tasmania and the mother of William died in 1834 (Woodnesborough, Kent)

William lived to 1888 and started the Gambrill DNA in Australia.