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James Askins

Place of birth County Down (co down). Gender male. Hair black, grey (black to grey, blk to grey). Eyes grey. Distinguishing marks scar (scar on nose j. s. a. insd rt arm). Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects names and initials. Tattoo written words initials. Tattoo body locations arm. First recorded 18th January 1809.

3 records. Specific Tattoo Descriptions. Convict Tattoos. VDL Founders and Survivors Convicts.

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42.

John Trigwell

Place of birth Sussex (ringmore sussex). Gender male. Hair black. Eyes brown. Distinguishing marks spanish w flowers j v. wv hh cj. 1822 left arm st. flower on back of left hand rt arm c.t.t.f flower pot tl & flowerpot on back of left hand. Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects year, nature, names and initials. Tattoo written words initials. Tattoo descriptions flowers, flowerpot, flower pot, flower. Tattoo body locations arm. First recorded 18th January 1809.

5 records. Specific Tattoo Descriptions. Convict Tattoos. VDL Founders and Survivors Convicts.

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43.

James Park

Place of birth Aberdeen. Gender male. Hair red. Eyes blue. Distinguishing marks d left side a soldier. Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects military. Tattoo descriptions soldier. First recorded 19th January 1809.

3 records. Specific Tattoo Descriptions. Convict Tattoos. VDL Founders and Survivors Convicts.

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44.

William Woolhouse

Place of birth Sheffield. Gender male. Hair brown (dark brown, dk bro). Eyes hazel. Distinguishing marks dot (5 dots between left finger & thumb). Has tattoo yes. Tattoo descriptions dot. Tattoo body locations finger. First recorded 19th January 1809.

3 records. Specific Tattoo Descriptions. Convict Tattoos. VDL Founders and Survivors Convicts.

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45.

John Bromley

Place of birth Ipswich. Gender male. Occupation Music printer. HISCO other. Hair brown (brown, bro). Eyes brown (bro). Distinguishing marks mark (anchor <[t:plus symbol]> hope "without hope man is nothing" mermaid "liberty the greatest of names & other marks right arm full moon stars anchor & flowers & other figures left arm <[t:sic]>). Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects national identity, nature, naval, names and initials, astronomy, america. Tattoo written words initials. Tattoo descriptions moon, flowers, mermaid, liberty, anchor, man, hope, sun. Tattoo body locations arm. First recorded 20th January 1809.

6 records. Specific Tattoo Descriptions. VDL Founders and Survivors Convict Biographies. Convict Tattoos. VDL Founders and Survivors Convicts.

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46.

William Taylor

Alias Matthews. Born 1825. Place of birth London. Gender male. Hair other (light). Eyes hazel. Distinguishing marks w t heart & darts left arm. Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects love, names and initials. Tattoo written words initials. Tattoo descriptions heart. Tattoo body locations arm. First recorded 20th January 1809.

8 records. British Transportation Registers. England and Wales Criminal Registers. Specific Tattoo Descriptions. Convict Tattoos. VDL Founders and Survivors Convicts. Newgate Calendars of prisoners for trial. Prison Hulk Registers. Old Bailey Proceedings.

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47.

Patrick Sullivan

Place of birth Dublin. Gender male. Hair brown (d bro, dark brown). Eyes grey. Distinguishing marks <[t:damaged]>. Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects names and initials. Tattoo written words initials. First recorded July 1809.

3 records. Specific Tattoo Descriptions. Convict Tattoos. VDL Founders and Survivors Convicts.

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48.

Phelix Pace

Place of birth Malta. Gender male. Hair brown, grey (d bro to grey, dark brown to grey). Eyes brown (d bro). Distinguishing marks scar, piercing (bracelet pricked on each wrist angel on left arm child & crucifix on right rt ear pierced 2 scars on left arm). Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects jewellery, religion. Tattoo descriptions bracelet, angel, child, crucifix. Tattoo body locations wrist. First recorded 1810.

5 records. Specific Tattoo Descriptions. Convict Tattoos. VDL Founders and Survivors Convicts.

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49.

George Berkley

Place of birth Bath. Gender male. Hair brown (bro., brown). Eyes hazel. Distinguishing marks scar, mole (mole ins rt. arm scar betn. finger & thumb rt. hand overhangg. sulky looking man). Has tattoo yes. Tattoo descriptions man. First recorded 15th February 1810.

3 records. Specific Tattoo Descriptions. Convict Tattoos. VDL Founders and Survivors Convicts.

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50.

William Beard

Place of birth Stafford (over stoneall stafford). Gender male. Occupation Farmer's labourer and ploughman. HISCO other. Hair brown (dark brown, d brown). Eyes blue (lt. blue). Distinguishing marks scar (scar inside rt. arm f.b inside rt arm.). Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects names and initials. Tattoo written words initials. Tattoo body locations arm. First recorded 12th September 1810.

4 records. Specific Tattoo Descriptions. VDL Founders and Survivors Convict Biographies. Convict Tattoos. VDL Founders and Survivors Convicts.

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51.

William James Parker

Place of birth Sussex. Gender male. Hair brown (brown, bro). Eyes hazel (haz). Distinguishing marks ring pricked middle finger rt hand. Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects jewellery. Tattoo descriptions ring. Tattoo body locations finger, hand. First recorded 1811.

3 records. Specific Tattoo Descriptions. Convict Tattoos. VDL Founders and Survivors Convicts.

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52.

John Dunkerly

Place of birth Lancashire. Gender male. Hair brown, grey (bro to grey, brown to grey). Eyes grey. Distinguishing marks blind right eye and paraletyc <[t:sic]>. Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects names and initials. Tattoo written words initials. First recorded 23rd January 1811.

3 records. Specific Tattoo Descriptions. Convict Tattoos. VDL Founders and Survivors Convicts.

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53.

Samuel Turner

Place of birth Essex (weathersfield essex). Gender male. Hair brown (d bro, dark brown). Eyes grey (l grey). Distinguishing marks ce 820 26 jany 1818. Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects year, names and initials. Tattoo written words initials. First recorded 13th March 1811.

3 records. Specific Tattoo Descriptions. Convict Tattoos. VDL Founders and Survivors Convicts.

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54.

Hugh Pierce

Place of birth Caernarfon (carnarvon). Gender male. Hair brown (d bro, dark brown). Eyes hazel (haz). Distinguishing marks ring finger left hand crippled. Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects jewellery. Tattoo descriptions ring. Tattoo body locations finger, hand. First recorded 1st April 1811.

3 records. Specific Tattoo Descriptions. Convict Tattoos. VDL Founders and Survivors Convicts.

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55.

William Queenby

Place of birth Leicestershire (belton leicestershire). Gender male. Hair grey. Eyes hazel (hazl). Distinguishing marks mermaid anchor wq left arm. Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects naval, names and initials. Tattoo written words initials. Tattoo descriptions mermaid, anchor. Tattoo body locations arm. First recorded 1812.

3 records. Specific Tattoo Descriptions. Convict Tattoos. VDL Founders and Survivors Convicts.

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56.

Thomas Reeves

Place of birth Birmingham. Gender male. Hair brown. Eyes hazel (hazel rather weak). Distinguishing marks pitted pockmarked (pockpitted hope anchor ma tr on rt arm). Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects naval, names and initials. Tattoo written words initials. Tattoo descriptions anchor, hope. Tattoo body locations arm. First recorded 23rd March 1812.

3 records. Specific Tattoo Descriptions. Convict Tattoos. VDL Founders and Survivors Convicts.

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57.

William Wieghtman

Place of birth Nottingham. Gender male. Hair brown (l bro, light brown). Eyes grey. Distinguishing marks impediment in speech crown & cherub man and woman rt arm. Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects love, britain, national identity. Tattoo descriptions man and woman, crown. Tattoo body locations arm. First recorded 15th May 1812.

3 records. Specific Tattoo Descriptions. Convict Tattoos. VDL Founders and Survivors Convicts.

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58.

William Bave

Place of birth Bath. Gender male. Hair brown (brown, bro). Eyes blue. Distinguishing marks pitted pockmarked (pockpitted crucifix on rt arm two men fighting woman and child on left arm). Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects religion. Tattoo descriptions woman, men, crucifix, child. Tattoo body locations arm. First recorded 15th May 1812.

4 records. Specific Tattoo Descriptions. Convict Tattoos. VDL Founders and Survivors Convicts.

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59.

Thomas Bathurst

Place of birth Ireland. Gender male. Hair brown (brown, bro). Eyes blue. Distinguishing marks bald (ring fr rt hand has been brok <[t:sic]> bald on top of the head). Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects jewellery, names and initials. Tattoo written words initials. Tattoo descriptions ring. Tattoo body locations hand. First recorded July 1812.

4 records. Specific Tattoo Descriptions. Convict Tattoos. VDL Founders and Survivors Convicts.

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60.

Joseph Saunders

Place of birth London. Gender male. Hair brown (d bro, dark brown). Eyes blue (d blue). Distinguishing marks pitted pockmarked, scar (pockpitted some scars of small pox on rt arm mw above elbow of left). Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects names and initials. Tattoo written words initials. Tattoo body locations elbow. First recorded 1st July 1812.

3 records. Specific Tattoo Descriptions. Convict Tattoos. VDL Founders and Survivors Convicts.

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