Robert Asplin

Summary

Born
Jan 1762
Conviction
Sheep-stealing
Departure
Jul 1817
Arrival
Nov 1817
Death
Apr 1829
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Personal Information

Name: Robert Asplin
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1762
Death: 18th Apr 1829
Age at death: 67
Occupation: Unknown

Crime

Convicted at: Huntingdon Assizes
Sentence term: Life

Voyage

Departed: 24th Jul 1817
Ship: Larkins
Arrival: 22nd Nov 1817
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

Robert Asplin was transported on the Larkins, departing 24th Jul 1817 and arriving 22nd Nov 1817 with 250 passengers.

1829 Voyage - Ship; Larkins, Captain Campbell, from Cork the 10th August, with 195 male prisoners. A Surgeon Superintendent, P. Sprout, Esquire. Arrived; 22 December 1829. Recapitulation; Mustered; 196. Died on Voyage; 3. Disembarked; 1. Total; 200

LarkinsLarkins (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 360
Source DescriptionThis 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 SourceGreat Britain. Home Office
Compiled ByState Library of Queensland
Database SourceBritish convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database

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Convict Notes

Maureen Withey avatar
Level 346
on 21st November 2025

Hulk Records. HO-9-4_2 page 22/49 Woolwich Hulks, (Prudentia, Retribution and Justitia) Received 5 May 1817. Robert Asplin, age 40, Sheep stg, Tried Huntingdon, 15 March 1817, NSW, Life, Transp’d 28 June 1817.

Maureen Withey avatar
Level 346
on 24th June 2024

Huntingdonshire Lent assizes. Robert Asplin was indicted for stealing, in the parish of Great Stukely, one wether sheep, of the value of 40s, the property of James Torkington, Esq..—The facts of the robbery and apprehension of the were proved by the prosecutor, his shepherd, and another witness as well as by John Alien, on accomplice, who said, that upon a Saturday before last harvest, Asplin asked him to go along with him—they went to a ground of Mr. Torkington’s, where they caught a sheep, and drove ... Cambridge Chronicle, 21 March 1817.

Penny-Lyn Beale avatar
Level 338
on 23rd April 2020

1817 - Australian Convict Transportation Registers - Other Fleets & Ships, 1791-1868 Name: Robert Asplin Vessel: Larkins Convicted Date: 15 Mar 1817. Voyage Date: 24 Jul 1817 Colony: New South Wales Place of Conviction: Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England Convicted same day with Thomas Fuller - both received Life sentences ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1820 - New South Wales, Australia, Gaol Description and Entrance Books, 1818-1930. Name: Robt Asplin. Vessel Arrived In: Larkins Date of Admission/Photo: 4 Dec 1820 Gaol: Sydney. Gaol Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Record Type: Entrance Book By whom committed. CCF . Remarks; G Gang ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1821 - Master of Ship - Wilkinson. How disposed of - Newcastle in the colony ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1825 - Employment G S John Fallon, Sydney ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1829 - 18 April. New South Wales, Australia, Convict Death Register, 1826-1879. Aspinall, Robert. (Born abt. 1762) Age 67 18 April 1829. St Phillips, Sydney