CROWE Charles
Name | Charles CROWE |
Country Of Origin | England |
Born | 1778 |
Died | 1826 |
Birth/Baptism | Bapt. 3 October 1778, St Mary Magdalene, Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, England |
Parents | William and Martha Crowe (formerly Roberts) |
Apprenticeship | unknown |
Skills | Clockmaker, Watchmaker |
Work Locations | Hobart |
Marriage/Spouse | |
Trial | 26 April 1821, Sessions of Peace & Gaol Delivery, Nottingham |
Sentence | Seven years transportation for stealing £6 in silver coins |
Arrival | 30 April 1822, Hobart on the convict ship, Richmond |
Police Number | 455 |
Convict Assignment | Public Works |
Other | Approx. 1806–1817: British Army, 15th Regiment of Foot, 1st Battalion.
1818: Royal Hospital Chelsea Register, England: Clock and watchmakers John Frampton and William Wilson also arrived in Van Diemen’s Land on the convict ship Richmond in April 1822. May 1822: Charles Crowe and convict watchmaker Richard Waters installed the original clock at St David’s Church, Hobart. They left their mark by engraving on the brass striking barrel drum, ‘Fixed up by C. Crowe & R. Waters May 1822.’ |
Death | March 1826, Hobart. Burial: 13 March 1826, Hobart, recorded as a 54-year- old convict, but according to his baptism record, was probably closer to 48. |
References | |
Trenton Firth to Graham Mulligan, Tasmania’s First Public Clock 2017; Hobart Town Clock 2018; Thwaites & Reed Historic Public Turret Clocks in Australia 2020. TAHO: CON31/1/6, CON23/1/1 [Crew], CON13/1/2 [Crew], RGD34/1/1 no1165 Death 1826 [Crow]. Web: Ancestry: United Kingdom, British Army Muster Books & Pay Lists, 1812-13; Findmypast, Nottinghamshire Baptism Index, 1778 [Crow]. |
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