Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Frederick Abel was transported on the Ratcliffe, departing 25th Jul 1848 and arriving 12th Nov 1848 with 251 passengers.
Built 1842 at Whitby. Wood ship of 739 Tons.
Ratcliffe (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/15, Page Number 321 (162). Tasmanian Archives - convicts. |
| 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 |
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Convict Notes
Date of death is the burial date for Frederick - listed as 85. His last address was: he Infirmary.
Frederick ABEL was convicted at Norwich City on 30 June 1846 for stealing - an iron pot from a brewer. Previous offence of stealing a shawl (3mths prison). 7yr transportation sentence. Transported to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) per the 'Ratcliffe' arriving 12 Nov 1848. Aged 21yrs; single; a baker and also a weaver; 5'4"; Church of England. Native Place: Norwich, England. (No details, on his Indent, of family relatives.) Assigned to work service in the Colony. Clear conduct record. Nov 1848: assigned to Mr. Alfred Bisdee, Jericho, Tasmania. 12 April 1849: on a Ticket of Leave and at Oatlands, Tasmania. 11 Jan 1853: Conditional Pardon approved. 20 July 1853: Certificate of Freedom.