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Voyage
Transportation
Hannah Bell was transported on the Providence, departing 6th Jun 1821 and arriving 7th Jan 1822 with 103 passengers.
The ship named 'Providence' was built in Calcutta, India in 1808. 649 tons. The 1811 voyage brought many convicts from Ireland to Australia. 73rd Regiment. Also several free settlers. 5-6 deaths on voyage. The ship was lastly scuttled at St. Martin's, Isle of Scilly in 1833.
Providence (generic)References
| Primary Source | England & Wales Criminal Registers HO27/22, page 135. State Archives NSW (Butts of COF, NRS 12210)&(Bound Indentures: NRS 12188; Item 4/4008; Microfiche 647)&(Entrance & Description Book, Roll 855). Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/4, Page Number 39 (21) |
| 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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Colonial Secretary Index. BELL, Hannah. Per "Providence", 1822; wife of Joseph Andrews 1822 Aug 9 Re permission to marry Joseph Andrews at Sydney (Reel 6009; 4/3506 p.108) 1824 Sep 21 On list of prisoners assigned; listed as Bell or Andrews (Fiche 3290; 4/4570D p.14) Requested Permission to Marry: Joseph Andrews, free, and Hannah Bell, convict per Providence, Sydney. Requested by Wm. Cowper, Chaplain, 9 Aug 1822. Assignment. 21 Sep 1824. Hannah Bell or Andrews, Assigned to Joseph Andrews, resident Philip Street. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1828 Census Index. Joseph Andrews, age 39, F.S. per Atlas, 1819, 7 years, protestant, Shoemaker at Wm. French’s, Cumberland St. Sydney Ann Andrews, age 32, F.S. Providence, 1821, 7 years, protestant. Link to her husband, Joseph Andrews. https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts/andrews/joseph/67755




Criminal Registers: Hannah Bell, Trial Easter 1821, Offence Larceny Indents: aged 26, conviction 2 May 1821, Trade Country Servant Certificate of Freedom No. 28/563 dated 23 June 1828, Year of Birth 1796 1831 Sydney Gaol Description Book, Birth Year 1799, aged 32, Named Hannah Andrews (Hannah Bell), Arrival 1821 on Vessel Providence