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Crime
Transportation
James Bates was transported on the Anson, departing 23rd Sep 1843 and arriving 4th Feb 1844 with 499 passengers.
The HMS Anson was a large ship, 1870 tons, built at Paull, near Hull, England in 1812. Sailed to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania), Australia from Plymouth, England on 1 Oct 1843, arriving 4 Feb 1844 carrying 499 male convicts, plus a crew of 326 - the greatest number to ever leave England on a transport ship. The 'Anson' was then refitted as a hulk Probation Station for housing female prisoners after they first arrived in Van Diemen's Land. It was situated in the River Derwent, Prince of Wales Bay, Risdon near Hobart. There is much written about it's time as a Probation Station. The 'Anson' ship was broken up in 1850.
Anson (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/13, Page Number 462 |
| 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
Origin location: Latitude and Longitude Offence; Stealing a dress & shawl from a Public House No; 11378 Height; 5 ft 0 1/2 inches aged 37 years old Status; Married - 3 Children. Wife Maria at Native Place Trade; Boiler Maker Dark brown hair and eyes Brickfields Invalid Depot: POL709-1-11 page 209 (10 Aug 1874 to 23 Dec 1874) - Discharged. Able to work Cascades Invalid Depot: POL709-1-12 page 139 (01 Jun 1875 to 01 Sep 1875) - Discharged. Able to work. POL709-1-13 page 71 (13 Jan 1876 to 01 Apr 1876) - Discharged. Able to work. 1876 - Possible Death Record. 24 October 1876 Aged; 70 years old, Blacksmith. Died; Brickfields Pauper Establishment from Heart Disease. 1876 - Burial, Cornelian Bay, Pauper, Section A, Number 168