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Crime
Transportation
James Atterall was transported on the Arab, departing 22nd Feb 1834 and arriving 30th Jun 1834 with 229 passengers.
Arab had another voyage as a convict ship - after discharging 228 prisoners in Hobart, Arab departed on 26 July 1834 with 11 prisoners for Sydney; arrived there on 15 August 1834. Source: The Sydney Herald, Monday 18 August 1834 p 2 Two of the prisoners were William COMSTIVE, and Thomas HORTON - both having arrived in VDL per "Lady Ridley" 1821; and both having been sentenced to secondary transportation.
Arab (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 297 (150) |
| 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
1812 - Year of birth, based on age 26 listed on burial record https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD34-1-1/RGD34-1-1P229
Hobart Town Courier (Tas. : 1827 - 1839), Friday 22 June 1838, page 3 EXECUTION. Yesterday morning James Atterall, James Regan, and Anthony Banks, suffered the extreme penalty of the law, in the front of the gaol of this town. The fourth man, George Davis, was respited on Tuesday morning last, in consequence of some extenuating circumstances which have been taken into consideration by the Executive Council. The crimes for which these unhappy men were condemned to death have been so recently before the public, that it is unnecessary for us to enter now upon a recapitulation of them. And it is to be hoped that others in the same class in life, will pause to reflect upon the inevitable, fatal, and disgraceful termination of a bushranger's career. We have the melancholy satisfaction of stating that they died truly penitent, and fully sensible of their guilt and the justice of their sentence. Atterall was a native of Lewes, in Sussex, his father was a pastry-cook and confectioner. Regan was a native of Leeds, in Yorkshire, born of Irish parents, he was tried and found guilty of stealing from the person, and received sentence of 14 years. When asked of what religion he was - he answered, 'My father was a Catholic - my mother was a Catholic - and I should like to die in the same faith.' On the scaffold, he said, 'God bless you all.' Anthony Banks was a native youth, born at New town, and was a remarkably fine handsome looking youth, he was miserably ignorant and uneducated. We believe that he is the first native-born youth, of English parents, that has suffered an ignominious death by the halter. He was a Catholic. We expect that we shall be able to give some interesting particulars of these men in our next.
New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters. Year; 1835 No; 633 Name; James Atterall Ship; Arab 2 Noted against name; EXECUTED 21 June 1838 James Atterall - 21 June 1838 - Hanged at Hobart for the armed robbery of Vincent's Hotel, Epping Forest ---------------------