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Henry Barker was transported on the Neva, departing 27th Jul 1833 and arriving 21st Nov 1833 with 170 passengers.
The Neva was a Three-Masted Barque built at Hull in 1813, Lloyd's register 1814. Traded between England & Jamaica then refitted in 1830's to carry convicts. Tons burthen: 327 bm (builders old measurement) Length: 104 ft 4 in (31.80 m) Beam: 27 ft 1 in (8.26 m) Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Armament: 4 × 9-pounder guns Second voyage transporting convicts to Australia ended in a disaster, being shipwrecked near King Island, Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) in 1835. It is recorded that only 15 survived, 6 being Irish female convict women and several crew including Capt. Peck. They were transported to Launceston. On board were also several free passengers and children. A total of 224 lives lost and one of the worst ship wrecks in history.
Neva (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 182 |
| 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
19/3/1833 South Eastern Gazette Kent, England: RICHARD EDWARDS, 18 ; HENRY BARKER, 24 ; and HENRY STEEBE, 20, indicted for assaulting Mary Westbrook, at St. Paul's, Deptford, and taking from her between 18s and 19s. .....The prisoners in their defence, stated that the young woman dropped the glove__that they picked it up, and found it to contain only 5s 2d. The three had been convicted of felony.__Death recorded. Henry Barker was 24 years old on arrival in NSW. 1842: TOL Parramatta 1/7/1843: Recommended for a CP 31/12/1847: CP