Richard Howlett (1786)

Born 1786 in Saint Kitts and Nevis

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• Africans convicted in St Kitts and Nevis and transported to Australia

Biography

Richard Howlett has African ancestry.

Richard Howlett was a convict after the Third Fleet transported to Van Diemen's Land

Richard was born in 1786 in Nevis in the West Indies and he was a convict after the 3rd fleet transported to Van Diemen's Land in 1836 on the Elphinstone ^[1]

Trade: sailmaker, rigger
Height: 5’ 5” 1/2
Age: 50 (at time of transportation)
Complexion: black
Head: oval
Hair: black, woolley
Whiskers: none
Visage: long
Forehead: high
Eyebrows: black
Eyes: dark brown
Mouth: wide, lips thick
Chin: large
Remarks: none
Native Place: Nevis, nr St Christophers Island West Indies
Tried: 28 Apr 1835
Departed: 30 Jan 1836 (St Christophers Island)
Arrived: 24 May 1836 (Van Diemans Land) Transported For: piracy
Sentence: 7 years
Goal Report: none
Hulk Report: orderly
Stated this offence, robbing a wreck, tried with several others.

Family Status
Married with 7 children, wife Elizabeth at native place, Nevis.
Surgeons Report: an ignorant useless man, no progress at school, conduct not satisfactory.

Conduct While In The Colony: 15 Mar 1837: Barton/absent all night without leave- admonished.
24 Jul 1837: Barton/insolent reporting to his master- 14 days hard labour on the tread mill.

Conditional Pardon: 11 Nov 1837 ^[2] A full record for Richard can be found at Digital Panopticon which is based in England ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Convict Ship - Elphinstone (1836) [1]
2. ↑ Convict Records - Richard Howlett [2]
3. ↑ The Digital Panopticon Richard Howlett, VDL Founders and Survivors Convicts, 28th April 1835, Record ID fasai34571 (https://www.digitalpanopticon.org/life?id=fasai34571). Version 1.2.1, consulted 27th August 2023.

See also:
Wikipedia Saint Christopher, Nevis