Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Robert Bell was transported on the Lady Feversham, departing 3rd Apr 1830 and arriving 29th Jul 1830 with 181 passengers.
Lady Feversham (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 304 |
| 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
City Assizes. Sentence of death was recorded against ... ; Wm. Dade and Robert Bell, for robbing Mr. Jeremiah Batchelder of 10 sovereigns, &c. on the highway at Lakenham ; ... Bury and Norwich Post, 19 Aug 1829. Monday morning last the following convicts were conveyed from the City Gaol on their way to City Gaol on their way to Portsmouth, pursuant to their respective sentences of transportation, viz Wm. Dade, John Townson, Wm. Batson, Robert Bell, Joseph Baxter, and W. Rudd, for life; Steph. Norman, John David Gooch, and John Taylor, for fourteen years. Norfolk Chronicle, 19 Sep 1829. National Archives. HO 17/54/61829 Oct 5 Prisoner name: William Dade. Prisoner age: 23. Court and date of trial: Norwich City Summer Assizes, 10 August 1829. Crime: Highway Robbery upon Jeremiah Batchelor (farmer, of Shottisham, Norfolk) on the road between Norwich and Lakenham on 21 February 1829. Initial sentence: Death, commuted to transportation for life. Gaoler's report: Character very bad, once in prison before. Annotated: Nil. Petitioner(s): William Dade (the convict) Grounds for clemency: Circumstantial evidence only. Judge's opinion was that the evidence was too slight for conviction. Additional Information: Convicted with Robert Bell.