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Voyage
Transportation
Alexander Barbary was transported on the Joseph Somes, departing 2nd Jun 1847 and arriving 24th Sep 1847 with 251 passengers.
Built 1845 at London. Wood ship of 780 Tons. The owner was Thomas Colyer of Kent, the son-in-law of Joseph Somes. Two voyages with transport convicts to Australia: 1845/1846: 1847: 248 male people (known as "exiles" landed at Point Henry, Geelong, Victoria and 1 went on to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania). Queen Victoria had decreed that all of these men (many of them youths from Parkhurst, Isle of Wight) should be treated as "free" upon arrival (significant backlash to transported criminals at this time).
Joseph Somes (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/15, Page Number 180 |
| 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
10/10/1845 CORNWALL ROYAL GAZETTE: TRURO POLICE – On Saturday, Alexander Barbery, was committed by C. Carlyon, Esq, for trial at the next Quarter Sessions, charged with stealing a black horse, the property of Mr J. Rogers, yeoman of Warleggon. Alexander was disembarked at Point Henry, Geelong, Victoria. Assigned to Alexander Fullerton Mollison (1805-1885) he was an overlander and pastoralist along with his brother William Thomas Mollison. Alexander Mollison settled in the Mount Alexander District of Victoria which is in the Castlemaine area, between Bendigo and Daylesford. Nothing found on the BDM's of NSW, Vic, and SA. also not listed on TAS. records. Nothing in the newspapers.