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Descriptive List of Chinese Prisoners under Sentence of Transportation.

Name

Country

Age

Profession

Year Convicted

Crime

Term of Transportation

Date of Sentence

Height

General Description

Remarks

1 Manqui-hing

China

40

1847

Beating in harbour

15 years

15th Dec 1847

5'2"

Fair complexion, squintyre

2 Sam pro fook

23

5'4"

3 Beng

4 Hong Ahwei

25

Seller of Fruit

Heating a furnace

for Life

16th Dec 1847

5'2"

Fair complexion, 1 scar on left side of head

5 Cheong

Syce

6 Eu ushow

7 Soc Ilev

8 Saing

9 Alsoi

10 Kwok

25

Grass Cutter

Burglary and Stealing

15 years

...

26

20

Seller of scales

27 Heller of Fiste

30

Bricklayer

Robbery with violence

for Life

14th Dec 1848

Sheriff's Office, Victoria, Hong Kong, 26th May 1840.

(Signed) Charles B. Weldferth, Sheriff.

Sentence of death was recorded against this man, on the 16th Dec 1847, which sentence was afterwards commuted to Transportation for Life, by His Excellency Sir S.J. Davis, Bart late Governor of Hong Kong.

(Copy) Main fotomal secretary.

Sentence of death was recorded against Beng on 25th 1848 - whilst sentence was afterwards commuted to Transportation for Life, by His Excellency Sir S.J. Davis, Bart Late Governor of Hong Kong.

(Signed) Charles B. Weldferth, Sheriff.

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Descriptive List of Chinese Prisoners under Sentence of Transportation. Name Country Age Profession Year Convicted Crime Term of Transportation Date of Sentence Height General Description Remarks 1 Manqui-hing China 40 1847 Beating in harbour 15 years 15th Dec 1847 5'2" Fair complexion, squintyre 2 Sam pro fook 23 5'4" 3 Beng 4 Hong Ahwei 25 Seller of Fruit Heating a furnace for Life 16th Dec 1847 5'2" Fair complexion, 1 scar on left side of head 5 Cheong Syce 6 Eu ushow 7 Soc Ilev 8 Saing 9 Alsoi 10 Kwok 25 Grass Cutter Burglary and Stealing 15 years ... 26 20 Seller of scales 27 Heller of Fiste 30 Bricklayer Robbery with violence for Life 14th Dec 1848 Sheriff's Office, Victoria, Hong Kong, 26th May 1840. (Signed) Charles B. Weldferth, Sheriff. Sentence of death was recorded against this man, on the 16th Dec 1847, which sentence was afterwards commuted to Transportation for Life, by His Excellency Sir S.J. Davis, Bart late Governor of Hong Kong. (Copy) Main fotomal secretary. Sentence of death was recorded against Beng on 25th 1848 - whilst sentence was afterwards commuted to Transportation for Life, by His Excellency Sir S.J. Davis, Bart Late Governor of Hong Kong. (Signed) Charles B. Weldferth, Sheriff.
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+ Descriptive List of Chinese Diseners under ventence of Pransportation. Same Country Age: Profession Year Inv 360 " | 240 + 24 Fräde Crime. Beatin harbour -(00 1 Manqui-hing china 400 · 9 Sam pro fook. 3 Beng Hong Ahwei- 5 Cheong, Syce Cheong Rom 6 Eu ushow. Soc Ilev Saing. Alsoi. 10 Kwok 25 2 Seller of Fruit Heating france Do = Grass Cutter Burglary and Sureeny Barber Clie Stone (atter Robbery by a person amind Murder - camminted to 256) Book: Master Piracy, consentes to 24. Allerotopisen Teme of Dale of Transportations 15 tears 15 Senteuée. 15th Dust 1847. Geneva & Description. Height $ 52 Fair completion squintyre. 5 144 P. fuck martied, I searson lift side of tend 572 Fair complixino 522 Go te tear o 7 10 " 10 " 15 16th gra प्र " for Life. for Life] left side of band. De right side of head 571⁄2 Vary dark canfilerious 572. 4 10 # Park Confilexion. 4 4 Wemarks. 23 [,'entence of death wwas recorded against This man, on the 16a Pack? 1867, which an toran was afterwards wowemute to Transila lis for Sife, by His Creeliency är SF. Davis, Bast late wovernor of Houghong. // Bang a book. Le 7700 26. " aker of scales to " 20 Bouter Via " 22 Do Cla 1et Fe by:1848 @o " 34 Co کوئی Filot. (Do. 19 chun a ohing 13. chum a show. 141 Cheanga hey 15 home 16 Mem FA ALCOLUL alsey- 17 Lean Ashing- 18. She a 19 Chaung Archong Bing qui les 20 Po Do 27. Heller of Fiste Hobbery with violence. _.. 10 |21| 2 | Brickla 30 Bricklayer= Carpinter 33. Cooley 96 #olehman 26. Pealtrin Fiol 36 Sheriff's Office, Victoria, Ang Kong, 26th May 10.40. -Co - years 10 10 " 15 " Robbery by a person armed. Webbery with a mus treviving stolen for Life 14th De stobbery with exocence 1th Count 15 years Qo J much pock marked. 3 scars right side of houd 53 Fair Complexion-neck covere with sea re from having 53 Park 57 Park Complexion. 72 Fuit completion هدایتی 5 Dark Complexion 57% Fair Complexion: ben bural 562 D. one sear = right wire of head 15th April 1848. 2th Cond. 15 " (it me Copy) Maine fotomal secretary. Ventence of double was recorded. agains. Beny: 184 right, more on 25th 1848 - whitile senteuer une afterwards commited to Transportation for dife, by His Excellency Sir S.J. Qavie, Bart Late Governor of Heong Hongs (Signed) Charles & Weldferth. Sheriff.
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Descriptive List of Chinese Diseners under ventence of Pransportation.

Same

Country

Age: Profession

Year Inv

360

"

| 240

+

24

Fräde

Crime.

Beatin

harbour

-(00

1 Manqui-hing china 400 ·

9 Sam pro fook. 3 Beng

Hong Ahwei-

5

Cheong, Syce Cheong Rom

6 Eu ushow.

Soc Ilev

Saing. Alsoi.

10 Kwok

25 2

Seller of Fruit Heating france

Do

=

Grass Cutter — Burglary and Sureeny

Barber

Clie

Stone (atter Robbery by a person amind

Murder - camminted to

256) Book: Master – Piracy, consentes to 24. Allerotopisen

Teme of Dale of

Transportations

15 tears

15

Senteuée.

15th Dust 1847.

Geneva & Description.

Height

$ 52 Fair completion squintyre.

5 144 P. fuck martied, I searson lift side of tend 572 Fair complixino

522 Go te tear o

7

10

"

10

"

15

16th gra

प्र

"

for Life. for Life]

left side of band. De right side of head 571⁄2 Vary dark canfilerious

572.

4 10

#

Park Confilexion.

4

4

Wemarks.

23

[,'entence of death wwas recorded against This man, on the 16a Pack? 1867, which an toran was afterwards wowemute to Transila lis for Sife, by His Creeliency är SF. Davis, Bast late wovernor of Houghong.

//

Bang a book.

Le

7700

26.

"

aker of scales

to

"

20

Bouter

Via

"

22

Do

Cla

1et Fe by:1848

@o

"

34

Co

کوئی

Filot.

(Do.

19 chun a ohing

13. chum a show. 141 Cheanga hey

15 home

16 Mem

FA ALCOLUL

alsey-

17 Lean Ashing-

18. She a

19 Chaung Archong Bing qui les

20

Po

Do

27. Heller of Fiste Hobbery with violence. _.. 10

|21| 2 | Brickla

30

Bricklayer= Carpinter

33. Cooley 96 € #olehman 26. Pealtrin Fiol

36

Sheriff's Office, Victoria, Ang Kong, 26th May 10.40.

-Co

- years

10

10

"

15

"

Robbery by a person armed. Webbery with a mus treviving stolen for Life 14th De stobbery with exocence 1th Count 15 years

Qo

J

4° much pock marked. 3 scars

right side of houd

53 Fair Complexion-neck covere

with sea re from having

53 Park

57

Park Complexion.

72 Fuit completion

هدایتی

5 Dark Complexion

57% Fair Complexion:

ben bural

562 D. one sear

= right wire of head

15th April 1848.

2th Cond. 15

"

(it me Copy) Maine fotomal secretary.

Ventence of double was recorded. agains. Beny: 184

right,

more on 25th 1848 - whitile senteuer une afterwards commited to

Transportation for dife, by His Excellency Sir S.J. Qavie, Bart Late Governor of

Heong Hongs

(Signed) Charles & Weldferth.

Sheriff.

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