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Transportation
Russell Abbott was transported on the Neptune, departing 27th Aug 1837 and arriving 2nd Jan 1838 with 55 passengers.
NeptuneReferences
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Convict Notes
Convicts father, Francis, resides in Lisburn, Co Antrim.
1837, 17 August: Russell Abbott was admitted to Kilmainham Gaol, prisoner # 688, aged 21, charged with robbery; a sentence of death was recorded on 13 July 1837 when he appeared before Mr P Fogarty Esq; 21, 5'6", brown eyes, dark hair, fair complexion; sent on board the Neptune 26 August 1837 (see Ireland, Prison Registers, 1790-1924, Dublin, Kilmainham 1836-1910).
From "Penal transportation records: Ireland to Australia, 1788–1868" at http://findingaids.nationalarchives.ie/ Full name: RUSSELL ABBOTT Sex:M Age:21 Trial place: Antrim Trial date: County Assizes /07/1837 Crime desc: Robbery Sentence: Transportation life Document ref1: TR 2, p3 Document ref2: CRF 1837 A 32 Comment1: Convict is a butcher by trade. Convict's father, Francis, resides in Lisburn, Co Antrim.
Russell Abbott was 22 years old on arrival. Native Place: County Antrim. Russell could read, was protestant, single, 5'6¼" tall, brown and freckled complexion, dark brown hair, hazel eyes, eyebrows meeting, diagonal scar over left eyebrow, scar on back of ball of left thumb. 1845: TOL, Bathurst. 9/12/1848 Bathurst Advocate: Russell Abbott, was charged with drunkenness, and forcibly entering a dwelling, the bench found him guilty, and sentenced him to seven days confinement in the cells.