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Showing posts with label hampshire. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hampshire. Show all posts
Sunday, 3 January 2016

3rd January 1816: The remaining Halifax 'Twisters' are given Free Pardons

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On Wednesday 3rd January 1816, the prisoners William Blakeborough , George Duckworth & Charles Milnes were all given a Free Pardon ...
Sunday, 21 December 2014

21st December 1814: The death of the prisoner John Baines the elder

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'Hulks in Portsmouth Harbour' by Thomas Christopher Hofland , c.1830. The Halifax prisoners were held in ships similar to these at...
Thursday, 13 March 2014

13th March 1814: The death of the prisoner John Baines the younger

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A detail from 'Portsmouth Harbour with Prison Hulks' by Louis Garneray , c.1820. The Halifax prisoners were held in ships similar ...
Monday, 11 March 2013

11th March 1813: The Luddite convict, John Lumb, is killed in an accident at Portsmouth

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The 7 prisoners convicted and sentenced to transportation at the York Special Commission had left York for the Prison Hulk HMS Portland, mo...
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Wednesday, 12 December 2012

12th December 1812: The Luddite convict, Thomas Holden, writes a final letter before leaving England

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Ship Fortune Dec 12th, 1812 Dear Wife                        I received your kind letter wich gave me Great comfort to hear from you ...
Thursday, 29 November 2012

29th November 1812: A poorly Thomas Holden write from his transportation ship, The Fortune

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On board the fortune November 29th 1812 Dear and loving wife I take opertunity of Righting a fue lines to you hoping they Will find you a...
Thursday, 22 November 2012

22nd November 1812: The Luddite convict, Thomas Holden, writes fom his transportation ship, the Fortune

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By Sunday 22nd November 1812, the Luddite convict Thomas Holden , had now been moved from the Prison Hulk Portland to the Fortune, the ship ...
Friday, 12 October 2012

12th October 1812: The prisoner, Thomas Holden, writes from the prison hulk, HMS Portland at Portsmouth

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On Monday 12th October 1812, the convicted Luddite prisoner Thomas Holden wrote to his family from aboard the prison hulk HMS Portland, at ...
Saturday, 14 July 2012

14th July 1812: The prisoner, Thomas Holden, writes from the HMS Portland at Langstone

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On Tuesday 14th July 1812, the prisoner Thomas Holden wrote to his family from the Prison Hulk HMS Portland at Langstone, near Portsmouth. T...
Thursday, 28 June 2012

28th June 1812: The convict Thomas Holden arrives at the Prison Hulk, HMS Portland

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Thomas Holden arrived at Langstone Harbour, Hampshire on Sunday 28th June 1812, 9 days after leaving Lancaster. He would be held there on th...