Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Samuel Allen was transported on the Layton, departing 26th Aug 1835 and arriving 10th Dec 1835 with 272 passengers.
1829 Voyage - Source; The Sydney Monitor. Sat 14 Nov 1829. Page 3. Shipping Intelligence. Arrivals.- On Sunday the Layton from Sheerness, with 190 male prisoners, Surgeon Superintendent Dr. James Osborne, R. N. Lieutenant Miller, 40th Regt; and 29 soldiers of different corps, 4 women and 3 children. Mustered; 188. Died on Voyage; 2. Total 190 Embarked.
Layton (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/10, Page Number 131 (68) |
| 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
Samuel Allen was listed as 24 years old on arrival. Place of Birth: Near Bath. Transported for 'Housebreaking and stealing wearing apparel'. Samuel was single, 5'7½" tall, fresh complexion, light brown hair and whiskers, blue eyes, face freckled. 1835 Muster: Public Works. 8/2/1846: TOL 21/7/1850: Samuel Allen died of Apoplexy induced by calling for a wager - aged 42, a Quarryman, registered at Hobart. 26/7/1850 Colonial Times, Hobart: INQUEST. - On the 23rd July, an inquest was held at the Fox Inn, Glenorchy, kept by Richard Cousins, on the Bridgewater Road, on the body of Samuel Allen, free, who dropped down dead, at the Fox Inn, on Sunday afternoon. Verdict- "Died from apoplexy-excessive eating."