Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Robert Andrews was transported on the Barossa, departing 9th May 1844 and arriving 5th Sep 1844 with 322 passengers.
Barossa (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/14, Page Number 88 |
| 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
FOOTNOTE: Robert's brother George Andrews had been transported to VDL per Anson, arriving on 4 February, 1844. See his bio at https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts/andrews/george/67252.
DEATH & INQUEST: 20 October, 1852: Robert Andrews, and another convict called Charles Mott, died when a rope broke and they fell down a shaft at the Tasman Peninsula Coal Mines, according to an inquest held at the mines on the same day (https://stors.tas.gov.au/SC195-1-31-2824). The Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority (PAHSMA) says the government-operated mines were developed "both to limit the colony’s dependence upon costly imported coal from New South Wales, as well as serving as a place of punishment for the 'worst class' of convicts from Port Arthur". The first shipment of coal left from Plunkett Point in 1834 and the mines were operational for over 40 years. The coal, although used in households and government offices for heating was of poor quality, and was "a cause of constant complaint". The government closed the mines in 1848 "on both ‘moral and financial grounds’" and moved the convicts to other stations. The mines were leased to private concerns and were worked, with limited success, until around 1877. Robert Andrews was employed at the mines from 25 July, 1848, on a 12 month contract, so he must have been working for the lessees. He was also on the books on 3 August, 1850, for another 12 month contract (https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON30-1-1P302JPG). --00--
IN VDL: 6 September, 1844: On arrival, he was listed as a blacksmith and nailor, married, Protestant and literate. His native place was near Gateshead, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. His wife Nancy was at Wimbleyton [sic] and his brother George had been transported to VDL "some time last year for 10 years" (https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON33-1-59$init=CON33-1-59p5). --0-- 22 April, 1851: He received a Ticket of Leave. 4 May, 1852: Robert Andrews was recommended for a Conditional Pardon (https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON33-1-59$init=CON33-1-59p5). --0--
TRIAL: 8 April, 1844: Robert Andrews was sentenced to transportation for 14 years for breaking into a warehouse and stealing a bundle of rod iron. It was his third conviction -- he had served 4 months for stealing cabbages and 3 months for stealing bacon (http://foundersandsurvivors.org/pubsearch/convict/chain/ai01159). --0--