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Transportation
Rebecca Atkinson was transported on the Asia V, departing 10th Sep 1829 and arriving 12th Jan 1830 with 45 passengers.
Built in Calcutta in 1814, 523 tons Rig Type: S The Asia transported prisoners from counties throughout Ireland including Wexford, Cork, Clare, Athlone, Mayo, Limerick, Carrick. Galway, Roscommon, Tipperary, Kerry, Waterford, Belfast and Monaghan. Their crimes included varous forms of stealing and robbery, assault, vagrancy, highway robbery, house robbery, receiving, assault, manslaughter and whiteboy crimes.
Asia V (generic)References
| Primary Source | AO NSW Convict Indents. Fiche 674 --- Convict Indents various; SRNSW ref: 1829 Vol. 4/4014 & 4/4015; 1830 to 1835 Vols. 4/4024 & X633 to X637; 1836 to 1842 Vols. X638 to X642A; 1849 Vol. 4/4526.; Standin No.: 107-30; Indent No.: 110.Source Reference: ML F365.944025/1 Church Register: NSW Sydney St James CE Marriage 1832-1856; ML ref: Reels SAG 0136 & 0137 |
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Convict Notes
Edmund Foster, Marriage Status: Bachelor; Gender: Male; Residence: Georges River [NSW AUS]; Bride: [Mrs] Rebecca Atkinson, Marriage Status: Widow or Widower; Residence: Liverpool Road [NSW AUS]; Gender: Female; Married by Licence or Banns: Licence; Married: 16 Dec 1837 By Rev Robert Cartwright; Husband signed or X mark: signed name; Wife signed or X mark: signed X mark; Witness: William Beaver, Residence: King Street, Sydney [NSW AUS]; Signed or X mark: signed name; Witness: Matthew Wellington, Residence: Sussex Street, Sydney [NSW AUS]; Signed or X mark: signed name; Registered at church: St James, Religion of church: Church of England; Volume entry number: 189, Event Registered at Sydney [NSW AUS]
Rebecca Atkinson, Arrived per Asia 1830; Licence Number: 38/0240; Dated 29 Mar 1838; Original Remarks: Wife of Edmund Foster (as stated on her CF)
Mrs Rebecca Atkinson, Ship of arrival: Asia, at Sydney; 13 Jan 1830; Arrival Status: Convict; Aged: 36 years; Education: Reads; Religion: Protestant; Marriage Status: Married; Male Children: 2, Female Children: 1; Born at Fermanagh [FER IRL]; Employment: Needlewoman, all work; Crime: Shoplifting; Tried at Fermanagh, [FER IRL], 23 Jul 1828; Trial Sentence: 7 years; Previous convictions: None; Height in feet & inches: 5 6.5; Complexion: Ruddy; Hair: Brown; Eyes: Grey; Marks or Scars: Yes; Original Remarks: Husband here, as William Atkinson, free, in Sydney
Atkinson, Rebecca. Native Place Fermanagh. Assigned to Mrs. (Sarah)Thosby Smith