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Transportation
Lot Berry was transported on the Joseph Somes, departing 18th Dec 1845 and arriving 19th May 1846 with 250 passengers.
Built 1845 at London. Wood ship of 780 Tons. The owner was Thomas Colyer of Kent, the son-in-law of Joseph Somes. Two voyages with transport convicts to Australia: 1845/1846: 1847: 248 male people (known as "exiles" landed at Point Henry, Geelong, Victoria and 1 went on to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania). Queen Victoria had decreed that all of these men (many of them youths from Parkhurst, Isle of Wight) should be treated as "free" upon arrival (significant backlash to transported criminals at this time).
Joseph Somes (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/14, Page Number 409 (206) |
| 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
married Buckingham CofE Tasmania 21/01/1850-Ellen McCleland Died3/9/1898 -315 Elizabeth St,Hobart,aged 73 -heart failure occupation -Cooper. Born in England1825
Lot Berry was transported for stealing an iron pot. He could read and write, was 5'5 1/2" tall, single, fair complexion, dark brown hair, no whiskers, brown eyebrows, grey eyes, long chin, medium mouth and was stout made. He had a tattoo of a sun and anchor on left arm below elbow, ring on little finger of the left hand. He was protestant, a labourer and he could plough. 2/5/1848: Absent from his authorised residence - 4 days solitary. From 31/8/1847 he was assigned to: T Turner, the Speech Survey Dept., G.L. Ford, and to Major Cotton. 17/7/1849: to Joseph Lambert Argyle St., and then to Jas. White also of Argyle St. 17/11/1849 TOL On 25/12/1849 Lot married Ellen McClelland per Greenlaw, transported for Larceny, she had two previous convictions, they had 5 children. Ellen was from Fermanagh, and was a Housemaid and Laundress, aged 25 5'4" tall light brown hair, grey eyes and a small nose and mouth, and she could not read and write. Ellen arrived with 1 child on board, the father of the child was recorded as Mr. Crosier, an attorney. On the 21/10/1845 her conduct record states, this woman has a child in the orphan school. Delivered of an illigitimate child 18/5/1846 at Cascade Factory (child's name Eliza). Child died 27/12/1846. Delivered of an illigitimate child in the return for Alpril 1848, named Henry. 9/10/1849 TOL. Lot died in 1898 in Hobart.
Lot Berry was born to William and Mary Berry in Farnborough, Warwickshire in 1823.