Summary
Born
Jan 1815
Conviction
Assault and theft
Departure
Feb 1834
Arrival
Jun 1834
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information
Name: William Abrahams
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1815
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Labourer - general
Transportation
William Abrahams was transported on the Arab, departing 22nd Feb 1834 and arriving 30th Jun 1834 with 229 passengers.
Arab had another voyage as a convict ship - after discharging 228 prisoners in Hobart, Arab departed on 26 July 1834 with 11 prisoners for Sydney; arrived there on 15 August 1834. Source: The Sydney Herald, Monday 18 August 1834 p 2 Two of the prisoners were William COMSTIVE, and Thomas HORTON - both having arrived in VDL per "Lady Ridley" 1821; and both having been sentenced to secondary transportation.
Arab (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 291 (147). Tasmanian Archives - Convicts: https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/1368060 |
| 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
70
70
N.B.: There are two convicts named William Abrahams on the same voyage. This one is identified as being #2.