Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Benjamin Ransby was transported on the Charles Kerr, departing 6th Jun 1837 and arriving 9th Oct 1837 with 250 passengers.
The Charles Kerr was built in Sunderland in 1826, 463 tons. The ship 'Charles Kerr' was also commissioned as an immigrant transport to bring mainly female persons to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) in 1835 - these women were NOT convicts.
Charles KerrReferences
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/11, Page Number 73 (38) |
| 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
Chelmsford Chronicle Essex, England 6 Jan 1837 CROWN COURT Benjamin Ransby, 29, and Abraham Robinson 22, labourers, were convicted of stealing six yards of Russia cloth and flannel waistcoat, the property of Samuel Dennish, at Southminster. (No ship found for Abraham Robinson). 25/1/1842: TOL Cassilis. No marriage or children found on the NSW BDM - there is a death listed for Benjamin Ransby in 1875 at Bathurst - parents were Daniel and Ann.