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Transportation
Benjamin Bapty was transported on the Barossa, departing 9th May 1844 and arriving 5th Sep 1844 with 322 passengers.
Barossa (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/14, Page Number 100 |
| 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
Benjamin Bapty, 31 yrs, stealing 2 cloth coats, convicted at Leeds, 6th Mar 1844, 7 yrs, married with 2 children, a labourer, also prior conviction for felony ; character good, connexions respectable. Prison Registers and Statistical Returns - page 144 1843-1844 HO 24/1
DEATH: 4 April, 1847: Died in Hobart Hospital. There are no further details in this document (Tasmania, Australia, Convict Court and Selected Records, 1800-1899; Register; Registers of convict deaths, 1845-1874).
IN VDL: 6 September, 1844: On arrival in VDL, he was listed as convict #13841, 31 years old, married to Harriet with two children; a porter, Protestant and able to read. His native place was Leeds. 16 March, 1847: Listed as a PPH (Probation Pass Holder) 2nd Class. 29 March, 1847: Sent from the Prisoners' Barracks to Hobart Hospital (https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON33-1-59$init=CON33-1-59p47). --0--
OTHER: 6 March, 1844: Benjamin Bapty was sentenced to 7 years' transportation for stealing two coats, the property of Mr Potter at Leeds. He had a previous conviction for cutting and maiming (12 months) (http://foundersandsurvivors.org/pubsearch/convict/chain/ai02804). --0--
BURIAL: 5 April, 1847: Benjamin Bapty, 34, per Barrossa [sic], Bond, Protestant, and who died in the General Hospital, Hobart, on 4 April was buried in the grounds of the Prisoner's Barracks. The service was performed by William Hesketh; burial #1575 (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD34-1-2p096j2k) --00--