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Edward Bennett was transported on the Katherine Stewart Forbes, departing 21st Feb 1832 and arriving 16th Jul 1832 with 223 passengers.
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| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 272 |
| 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
Sent to Ganymede hulk, Woolwich, on 15 December 1831.
1831, 21 November: Edward BENNETT, 27, a smith from St Lukes, was admitted to Newgate Prison. He was sent to the Ganymede prison hulk on December (see UK, Prison Commission Records, 1770-1951; Newgate Prison, Registers of Prisoners 1870-1872).
TRIAL TRANSCRIPT from the OLD BAILEY: 1831, 1 December: "#60. EDWARD BENNETT was indicted for stealing, on the 20th of November, 3 iron doors, value 5s.; 1 iron cap, value 1s.; 1 iron box-spanner, value 2s.; 1 iron weight, value 1s., and 12 lbs. of iron, value 3d. , the goods of John Henry Taylor. GEORGE WOODGATE: I live in Cooper-street, City-road, and am a parish constable. On the morning of the 20th of November I saw the prisoner and Cooper standing near a wall, where there had been a fire a month or two back, at a wadding manufactory - a man on the other side of the wall lifted something over, and the prisoner stooped down and took these articles on his head; I followed, and took him - he said he hoped I would let him go; I said I could not - I called for assistance - the other man got away. WILLIAM ROBINSON: I live in Cooper-street, and am a turner. I saw the basket of iron on the pavement - the prisoner begged forgiveness, and said he would go on his bended knees to obtain it; I had worked on those premises - I know these doors, and this spanner and cap; they had belonged to the steam-engine there. STEPHEN PHILLIPS: I was engineer on these premises - they belonged to Mr. John Henry Taylor, and this iron is his property; these doors belonged to the steam-engine, this box to the piston, and this cap to the fly-wheel- the premises are quite unprotected. GUILTY. Aged 27. - Transported for Seven Years." (see oldbaileyonline.org) Note: This was his second conviction (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON31-1-5$init=CON31-1-5p7)
Edward Bennett was indicted for stealing items made of iron, value 9s 3d., the goods of John Henry Taylor. Edward was single. Edward died at sea of cholera.