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Voyage
Transportation
Barbara Adams was transported on the Kinnear, departing 16th Jun 1848 and arriving 7th Oct 1848 with 141 passengers.
Built 1834 at Yarmouth. Wood barque of 369 Tons. (Register of persons transported is not yet completed - currently being listed.) 1842 Voyage. OCT. 23. - Arrived the barque Kinnear, Lidderdale master, from Dublin 10th July, with 180 male prisoners, Surgeon Superintendent - G. J. Fox, Esq. The guard consists of Captain Bull (with Mrs. Bull, 4 children, and 1 female servant), and 30 rank and file of the 99th Regt., - 4 women, and 6 children. Colonial Times (Hobart) 25 Oct 1842.
Kinnear (generic)References
| Primary Source | http://portal.archives.tas.gov.au Tasmanian Convict Database Conduct Record: CON41/1/19. Birth record for child Thomas - https://linctas. |
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Convict Notes
Convict conduct Record: https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON41-1-19$init=CON41-1-19p5
Tasmanian Indents for Kinnear. https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON15-1-5$init=CON15-1-5p6 and https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON15-1-5$init=CON15-1-5p7 Barbara Adams, tried Galway Co, 4 Jan 1848, 7 years, age 30, height 5ft 4, catholic, can neither read nor write, single. Offence, Gown, pro, Cornibus, Clifton. 1 assault. Surgeons Report, Good. Trade, Laundress. Native place Galway. Remarks, M. Mary, Brother, William. Sister, Mary and Biddy at Clifton. -------------------------------------------------- Clifton is a coastal town in Galway.
Book written and currently available: Galway to Van Diemen's Land : the story of rebellious Irish convict Barbara Adams / by Barbara Rechberger.
Barbara Adams is recorded as having given birth to a son, Thomas, 27 Nov 1850 whilst at the Launceston Female House of Correction.(Name of father of child not given.)
One of her Grandsons was Sir Eric Reece, Premier of Tasmania
Barbara Adams was transported for 'stealing a gown'. Barbara was illiterate, 5'4" tall, brown hair, hazel eyes, fresh complexion, unmarried, RC, native place: Galway, scar on upper lip. 2/9/1851: TOL 4/1/1855: Free by Servitude. 13/2/1851: Married Joseph Reece, (his age was given as 50 on their marriage registration but I also have a date of 1825 for his birth, so uncertain of which ship he arrived on. Joseph died 14/5/1861 and Barbara then married George Searle on 17/5/1864 at Launceston. 11/1/1883: Larceny - 2 months at Launceston 29/3/1883: Larceny - 4 months at Launceston Both of these she was listed as Barbara Reece. 24/3/1884: Barbara died of cancer - listed in the Daily Telegraph, Launceston as 'Reece'.
died at the age of 55 ( approximate )