NRS-2163 | Condemned prisoners' daily record [Darlinghurst Gaol]

This volume gives the following information on each condemned prisoner: name, religion, date placed in condemned cell, and in irons. The daily record notes date, name of day warder, names of night warders, occurrences during the day. Some prisoners were reprieved and altered sentences are shown. The volume also records the weight of prisoners received by Coercion and A Division; name, sentence, weight on reception and weight monthly during stay. The prisoners concerned are: Charles Montgomery (executed) Thomas Williams (executed) William Stanton (reprieved) John Campbell (reprieved) Alfred Grinnon (executed) George Deane (reprieved) John Wilson (reprieved) Thomas Sheridan (executed) John Thompson (reprieved) George Lowe (reprieved) Frank Butler (executed) Grant Rawthorne Morris (reprieved) Napoleon J. Lisson (reprieved) Stuart Wilson Christopher Briggs (executed) James Murphy (reprieved) Jimmy Governor (executed) Joseph Baker (reprieved) Patrick Locke (reprieved) Carl Kuhnell (reprieved) Joseph Campbell (executed) Charles Lukins (reprieved) Thomas Nicholas Birch (reprieved) Thomas Moore (executed) Henry Jones (executed) Digby Grand (executed) David Hanna (reprieved) (5/1739). 1 vol. Note: This description is extracted from Concise Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales, 3rd Edition 2000.