General Godwin

General Godwin was a convict ship that transported fifteen convicts from Calcutta, India to Fremantle, Western Australia in 1854. It arrived in Fremantle on 28 March 1854. The fifteen convicts were all soldiers who have been convicted by court-martial and sentenced to transportation. In addition to the convicts, there were thirteen passengers on board.

List of convicts on the General Godwin

Name Date of birth Trial place Trial year Crime Sentence
Samuel Baskerfield 1828 Bombay 1852 Breach of articles of war 14 years
William Brown 1820 Umballah 1852 Striking superior officer 14 years
Anthony Cain 1830 Bombay 1852 Breach of articles of war 14 years
John Caldwell 1826 Bangalore 1852 Theft of equipment 7 years
Charles Delaney 1820 Bombay 1853 Breach of articles of war 14 years
John Duffy 1814 Bombay 1851 Wounding with intent Life
John Dugleby 1824 Meerut 1853 Stealing equipment 14 years
John Foley 1831 Dinapore 1852 Attempted murder Life
John Foran 1828 St Thomas 1853 Drunk & insubordination 14 years
John Gill 1824 Dinapore 1854 Destroying his regiment's equipment Life
Thomas Hale 1824 Umballah 1852 Striking superior officer while drunk Life
Michael Hogan 1821 Madras 1853 Insubordinate conduct 14 years
Francis Lonson (aka Linson, Louson, Lousone) 1821 Bombay, India 1853 Forgery 7 years
John McCullagh 1829 Bombay 1853 Breach of articles of war 10 years
James Terry 1826 Bombay 1854 Breach of articles of war 7 years

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