Canadian Rebels transported to Tasmania.

[1938 Observer]

I have checked back through the files, could not find this, hopefully I am not duplicating another topic.:unsure:


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Series Number: CON60
Title: REGISTER OF FREE PARDONS ISSUED TO POLITICAL PRISONERS TRANSPORTED FROM CANADA.
Start Date: 31 Jul 1844
End Date: 09 Jan 1845
Contents Start Date:
Contents End Date:
Date Range of Holdings:
Access: Open
Creating Agency: • TA60 CONVICT DEPARTMENT 01 Jan 1818 31 Dec 1877

Description (Content/Function): Ninety-one rebels involved in the clash between Upper and Lower Canada in 1838-1839 were transported to Tasmania for "piratical invasion of Upper Canada" or "high treason"; other Canadians were transported for offences committed in the same disturbances. They were worked in gangs separate from the main body of prisoners, and were granted indulgences earlier than was normal.

This register, which includes some others not Canadian, gives details of name, ship, date of arrival, where and when tried, sentence, date of pardon, where and when it was sent, and signature of the (Canadian) recipient.

http://search.archives.tas.gov.au/de...ype=S&id=CON60



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To the Outskirts of Habitable Creation: Americans and Canadians Transported ... By Stuart D. Scott

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[1938 Observer]

Re: Canadian Rebels transported to Tasmania.

Canadian Rebels

In 1837, a group of Canadian rebels staged an uprising to achieve reform. 29 were executed and 149 were transported to Australia.

http://www.convictcreations.com/history/crimes.htm


Upper Canada, 1837-1838

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Most rebel leaders fled the province. Many, like Mackenzie and Duncombe, found safe haven in the United States, but more than 800 of their followers were arrested. While most were eventually released or granted amnesty, two of Mackenzie's key supporters, Samuel Lount (1791-1838) and Peter Mathews (1786-1838), were hanged for treason, and more than two dozen Upper Canadians were transported to an Australian penal colony.

Some exiled rebels and American supporters (known as "Patriot Hunters") threatened the border regions of the province for some months to come and launched a series of raids in 1838 -- the occupation of Navy Island in December 1837 was a precursor. The main incidents were a skirmish at Short Hills, on the Niagara peninsula, in June 1838; the Battle of the Windmill near Prescott in November; and border raids in the Detroit/Windsor area in December. These incidents were far more violent than the rebellious acts that had inspired them, and the military response was rapid and decisive. The border raids were serious -- if not well planned -- threats, and were met with large numbers of British regulars and Upper Canada militia. The invaders were repulsed, and justice was served. Fifteen rebels were hanged and dozens were transported to penal servitude in Tasmania.

https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/...02-3000-e.html

[1938 Observer]

Re: Canadian Rebels transported to Tasmania.

History of Canada-Australia Relations

The connections between Canada and Australia go back to the early history of both countries.

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Canadian Convicts in Australia

Perhaps the most notable early connection in Canada-Australia relations is the story of the Canadian rebels who were sentenced to transportation to Australia ------------------------




There is much more to read @ http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca....aspx?lang=eng