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Charles Anderson was transported on the Bangalore, departing 11th Apr 1848 and arriving 14th Jul 1848 with 205 passengers.
Built 1843 at Jersey. Wood barque of 877 Tons.
Bangalore (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/15, Page Number 286. -0- Edgar, W. (Bill). (2018). “The precarious voyage of her majesty’s convict ship ‘Nile’ to the Swan River colony, late 1857 – and the unexpected aftermath.” The Great Circle, 40(1), 20–43. https://www.jstor.org/stable/26783779. -0- Bateson, Charles (2004), “The convict ships 1787-1868”, Library of Australian History, Sydney, CD. |
| 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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VDL CONVICT 1848, 14 July: On arrival, Charles Anderson was listed as convict #20671; 30, a sweep, single, illiterate, Protestant; native place Manchester; 7 years for felony; stated this offence “stealing copper at Gainsborough for metal”; no previous sentences listed. Family: Mother Esther, sisters Charlotte and Elizabeth at native place. (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON14-1-39/CON14-1-39P4). Described as: 5’4” tall, ruddy complexion, brown hair, hazel eyes, slight build, scar over and on upper lip, C x A on right arm below elbow. Wages from Bermuda: “Have £5/10/6 to come, was told so on board the Tenedos” (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON14-1-39/CON14-1-39P4). Arrived with Ticket of Leave (https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON33-1-90/CON33-1-90p7). 1850, 9 February: Larceny under £5 – existing sentence of transportation to be extended 12 months, recommended to be kept on probation for three and ToL revoked. 1850, 5 March: ToL revoked – absent from December Muster. 1851, 6 November: Received Certificate of Freedom. --000--
From: The Courier, 19 July, p2: “THE ‘BANGALORE.’ — This convict ship, Harvey Morris, Esq., Surgeon-Superintendent, J. A. Martyn, master, arrived here on Friday last, bringing upwards of two hundred prisoners from Bermuda, who are to receive tickets-of-leave, not conditional pardons [some men did receive Conditional Pardons]. These men, it is stated, have been selected by the Governor of Bermuda not only for their good behaviour during their detention at that island, but also for their mechanical acquirements. Favourable reports are said to have been forwarded to the Convict Department respecting their behaviour during the voyage. Lieutenants D'Oyley and Hague, of the 11th regiment, also arrived in this vessel, having command of small detachments on the way to join their respective regiments in these colonies. The Bangalore experienced a rather rough but good passage. A soldier of the 11th regiment and one prisoner [James Fitzsimones] died on the voyage. THE EXILES or ticket-of-leave men just arrived from Bermuda are reported, upon very good authority, to have brought upwards of a thousand pounds' worth of cash amongst them [see Governor of Bermuda’s despatches above], the amount received by them as wages earned in that island. They are waiting engagement on board the vessel; but, after to-day, can only be obtained from the New Town Depot. Orders to go on board can be procured on application to the Comptroller-General. There are 93 farm labourers and 8 domestic servants; amongst them, 2 grooms, six carpenters, and 7 miners. --00--
REACTION TO THE ARRIVAL “LONDON AGENCY PAPERS. ...we cannot but notice the shameful conduct of the British Government, or rather our Governor, Earl Grey, in sending another bad cargo of exiles which has arrived by the Bangalore from Bermuda. When this abomination is to terminate it is difficult to say, but not, we firmly believe, until we receive our full rights from the British Government:— London, March 10, 1848.” (Colonial Times, 18 July, p3, at https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/8763150) Note: According to Bateson (2004, p7), “exiles” specifically referred to “prisoners who had served a probationary period in England and had been pardoned on condition of deportation”. However, the men on the Bangalore had served the bulk of their sentences on Bermuda rather than in England. Most were sentenced to terms of 7 and 10 years. Others were serving 14 and 15 years. Only one man had a life sentence. Their records show they all held either Tickets of Leave or Conditional Pardons on their arrival during the period of the Probation System in VDL. --0--
ARRIVAL OF THE BANGALORE “July 14, 1848: — Arrived the barque Bangalore, [departed] from Bermuda 11th April last, with 202 male convicts [landed]. Passengers -- Dr. Morris, R.N., Surgeon Superintendent, Lieut. D'Oyley and Ensign Hague 11th Regt., 49 rank and file 11th, 96th, and 99th regiments, 4 women, and 4 children.” (Colonial Times, 18 July, p2, at https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/8763146) --0--
1848, 11 April: The Bangalore loaded its 203 male convicts on 9 April and two days later sailed for VDL. --0-- 1848, 15 April: From despatches from Charles Elliot, Governor of Bermuda: Description: Reports the departure of the Bangalore [sailed 11 April, 1848] with 203 convicts bound for Australia. Comments on the £1071 they would receive for their reserve earnings. Notes that the £492, which was earned during their probation period, could be used to help purchase the passages of any female relatives who wished to join them. [Printed for Parliament September 1848.] Reference: CO 37/121/30; Convicts, No. 26, folios 207-219. Date: 1848, Apr 15 (National Archives, Kew, at https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C10231720). --00--
BERMUDA – FINAL MUSTER 1848, 9 April: Charles Anderson, #355, sent from the Tenedos hulk to board the Bangalore for VDL. Health “good”; behaviour for previous 15 musters – 14 “good”, 1 “indifferent”(England, Criminal Lunatic Asylum Registers, 1820-1876 for Charles Anderson; Quarterly Returns of Prisoners in Hulks; 1848; June; at https://www.ancestry.com.au/imageviewer/collections/9163/images/ho8_096_00168). --00--
BERMUDA – FIRST MUSTER 1844: On Tenedos Hulk, Bermuda – convict #355; all other details as per previous prison records (England, Criminal Lunatic Asylum Registers, 1820-1876 for Charles Anderson; Quarterly Returns of Prisoners in Hulks; 1844; June). --0--
1844, 28 May: The Thames arrived at Bermuda (https://www.ancestry.com.au/imageviewer/collections/9163/images/ho8_080_0113). After separate confinement, prisoners moved on to the second stage in the penal process. They were “placed on work parties at various locations, most commonly naval stations, where maintenance of facilities was vital for the effective protection of Britain’s far flung commercial and military influences around the world. While there, attitude and behaviour were monitored closely. In theory, only after consistently positive reports was a prisoner moved on to the third stage of his incarceration—transportation.” (Edgar, 2018, p40) Bermuda and Gibraltar Islands, along with the English prisons of Portland, Portsmouth and Chatham, and Spike Island in Ireland, were listed public works stations. --0--
TO BERMUDA 1844, 25 April: The Thames sailed from Portsmouth for Bermuda (The Sun, 26 April, p6, at https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002194/18440426/059/0006). --0--