Robert Biggs

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Summary

Born
Dec 1804
Conviction
Desertion
Departure
Jun 1827
Arrival
Sep 1827
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: Robert Biggs
Gender: Male
Born: 31st Dec 1804
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Soldier

Crime

Crime: Desertion
Convicted at: Court Martial Dublin
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 2nd Jun 1827
Ship: Cambridge
Arrival: 17th Sep 1827
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

Robert Biggs was transported on the Cambridge, departing 2nd Jun 1827 and arriving 17th Sep 1827 with 71 passengers.

Departed Dublin 2/6/1827 Arrived Port Jackson 17/9/1827

CambridgeCambridge (generic)

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Primary SourceIrish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry.

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Convict Notes

Maureen Withey avatar
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on 1st May 2026

War Office Records. Register of Courts Martial. Private Robert Biggs, 73rd Regt, Tried at Dublin, 3 Aug 1826, Proceeding laid before the King, 23 Aug 1826. Offence: Desertion & making away with his necessaries, - Transportation as a felon for 7 years - sent to New South Wales.

Maureen Withey avatar
343
on 1st May 2026

Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. Robert Biggs, age 22, Per Cambridge, 1827. Tried 1826 at Dublin, 7 years, for Desertion. DOB, 1805, Native place, Essex England. Single, Protestant, Trade, Soldier.