Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Robert Abbott was transported on the John Barry, departing 30th Apr 1819 and arriving 26th Sep 1819 with 147 passengers.
John Barry (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 147 (75) |
| Source Description | This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
Claims
"Family member of my husband's line"
Photos
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Convict Notes
Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, version 8.0, 26 February 2021), February 1819, trial of ROBERT ABBOTT (t18190217-8). ROBERT ABBOTT, Theft > pocketpicking, 17th February 1819. 322. ROBERT ABBOTT was indicted for stealing, on the 19th of January , one handkerchief, value 6 s., the property of George Henry Robins , from his person . GEORGE HENRY ROBINS . On the 19th of January, about twelve o'clock in the day, I was walking down Holborn-hill , and thought I felt something at my pocket; I immediately felt, and missed my handkerchief. I looked round, and saw the prisoner crossing the way; I pursued, and charged him with it - he denied it, but appeared so confused, and doubled his coat up, that I was induced to pull it open, and found my handkerchief inside. I immediately took him to the Compter. (Property produced and sworn to.) GUILTY . Aged 20. Transported for Life . London Jury, before Mr. Recorder. ---------------------------------------------------- The Tickets of Leave granted to the following Persons have been cancelled : - John Barry (l), ROBERT ABBOTT For Drunkenness, and having stolen property in his possession. By Command of His Excellency the Governor, ALEXANDER M'LEAY. Colonial Secretary’s Office, 18th April, 1829. Sydney Gazette, 23 April 1829.
The John Barry had arrived at Portsmouth on 16 April 1819 and on 20 April, 60 male convicts were embarked from the hulk Laurel and 80 from the hulk Leviathan in Portsmouth harbour. On 23 April 1819 two more convicts were sent on board the John Barry from the Leviathan. One of the passengers on board the John Barry was John Thomas Bigge, New South Wales’ first Royal Commissioner. The John Barry finally arrived at Port Jackson on Sunday 26 September 1819 (See The Campbelltown Convicts).