Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Phineas Adams was transported on the Malabar, departing 14th Jun 1819 and arriving 30th Oct 1819 with 172 passengers.
Malabar (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 183 (93) Source of birth date is baptism record (06/06/1793): Somerset, England Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials 1531-1812 |
| 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
"Phineas is my 4xGG"
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Convict Notes
Source of birth date is baptism record (06/06/1793): Somerset, England Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials 1531-1812
Occupation stated on baptism records of Eliza and James Adams (2 of his children) states “Thatcher”
Registered on Ancestry as in and out of gaol from 1813. 29/4/1816 Gloucester Journal Gloucestershire, England: Phineas Adams, for stealing a heifer at Staple Fitzpaine. The name of Phineas Adams, one of the above offenders, will be recollected by our readers as the young impostor, who, a few years ago, excited so much attention by the long-continued state of torpor in which he lay, and from which no efforts of art could arouse him. 18/4/1819 National Register (London) London, England: At the last Somerset Assizes, Phineas Adams received sentence of death for sheep stealing. This young and daring offender, aged 25, is the soldier who some few years since pretended to be in a trance, and to live a considerable time without sustenance ; he even went under the operation of having the scalp of his head taken off, whilst in that situation, to prevent his receiving the punishment awarded for desertion, since which he has been convicted of a felony, when judgement being respited on a point of law, which was decided in his favour, he was pardoned. Since that time he advised a person, whom he knew had smuggled liquor consealed in his house, to remove it, as the house was to be searched. The goods were removed upon a horse ; when the prisoner, in a soldier's dress, concealed himself near a turnpike, by which the liquor was to pass, and with a drawn sword seized it in the King's name, and kept it for his own use. For this offence he was imprisoned six months, and he has since been imprisoned three months for stealing wood. It appears that Adams's mother had long been in the habit of telling fortunes round the villages for a subsistence ; and among the rest of her prognostications, she foretold that her son Phineas would never be hanged whilst she was living. In this Sybil proved to be correct, for a short time previous to the prisoner's apprehension the old lady died. But whilst on her death-bed, in pursuance of her old trade, she for the last time foretold that now Phineas would be hanged__a prophecy which must, however, have been dictated by a "lying spirit," as Phineas is reprieved! Phineas Adams was listed as 25 years old on arrival. Native Place: Somerset Phineas was 5'6½" tall, fair ruddy complexion, blac hair, dark eyes. Occupation: Stonemason/Soldier for 2 years. 1820: NSW BDM - Phineas Adams died, aged 27.