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Voyage
Transportation
Robert Archman was transported on the Marion, departing 27th Sep 1847 and arriving 9th Jan 1848 with 301 passengers.
Built 1834 at Calcutta. Wood ship of 684 Tons. The 1847/48 voyage sent to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) BUT also went on to Port Phillip Bay, Victoria where 300 exiles disembarked. (The newspaper source says they were from Millbank, Pentonville & Parkhurst prisons.)
Marion (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/15, Page Number 227 (115) |
| 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
Robert was 13 years old when convicted and 16.5 on arrival. He was one of the Parkhurst Boys. He arrived as an Exile. The Marion went to VDL first and then to Port Phillip (Williamstown) where she discharged 126 Parkhurst boys. She had 292 male convicts on the ship.
Married Janet McSwain in 1854. They had 11 children. Robert and Janet are buried in the Ballengeich cemetery (Western Victoria).