Summary
Personal Information
Transportation
Philip Ball was transported on the Eden, departing 27th Aug 1836 and arriving 22nd Dec 1836 with 306 passengers.
Built 1826 at London. Wood ship of 513 Tons.
Eden (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/10, Page Number 370. Tasmanian Archives - Convict Conduct record pg 134; Convict Indent record (pg 75); Permission to marry; Colonial Families http://portal.archives.tas.gov.au. |
| 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 |
Claims
"GGGrandfather. His wife and son had to move in with his father, she died a few years later,"
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Convict Notes
Philip Ball was convicted at Oxford on 27/02/1836 for sheep stealing. Previous convictions for poaching. Life Sentence. Transported to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) on the Eden, arriving 22/12/1836. Native Place: Alstone, England. Married, wife Sophia (at native place). 1 child, although later on in record it states 2 children. Aged 26yrs on arrival; 5'10 3/4"; brown hair; grey eyes; fresh complexion; tatoos; farm labourer. Gaol Report: character & connections, bad. Hulk Report: good Ship Surgeon's Report: good Some records of minor misconduct. Applied for permission to marry Elizabeth Carpenter (free) - ref. 52/1/2 pg 275. Philip Ball (aged 32yrs) married Elizabeth Carpenter (aged 24yrs) at Launceston, Tasmania on 07/10/1844 (ref. Launceston district, 903/1844-37) (Note: Remarriage was permitted in the Colony, despite any previous marriage in England, and approved by Government.) Child: Philip Ball baptised 26/05/1845 (no birth date registered) at Evandale (ref. 2716/1845-32) Cannot locate a death for Philip Ball on the Tas Index (to 1899).
Later pardoned for good service - three year with the constabulary and married Elizabeth Carpenter, a servant in Oct 1844 in Launceston, Tasmania Australia