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Transportation
Benjamin Bindon was transported on the Florentia, departing 11th Aug 1830 and arriving 12th Dec 1830 with 201 passengers.
Florentia was a 453-ton merchant ship built at Newcastle upon Tyne, England in 1821. Two voyages to Australia transporting convicts - 1827 and 1830.
FlorentiaReferences
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 459 (232) |
| 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
UK, Royal Navy Medical Journals, Ship: Florentia - 1830 Name; Benjamin Bindon Age; 18 [1812] Disease; Hepatitis Aorta Date; 28 Nov 1830 Discharged; 18 Dec 1830 - To Colonial Hospital
BENJAMIN BINDON, Theft > pocketpicking, 15th April 1830. 1013. BENJAMIN BINDON was indicted for stealing, on the 11th of April , 1 handkerchief, value 6d., the goods of Thomas Hall , from his person . THOMAS HALL . I was close against St. Dunstan's-church, in Fleet-street ; a person touched me. and asked if I had lost any thing - I felt my pocket and missed my handkerchief, which I had put there but a few minutes before the officer produced it; it is a very old one, and before I went out, I had torn this piece which I have here from one of the corners. GEORGE POWELL . I gave the prisoner into custody to the City officer - I saw him put his hand into his pocket; he then fell back and put this handkerchief into his insidegreat coat pocket, and when I seized him he took it out and threw it down - I did not see him take the handkerchief from the prosecutor, but he took it from his own pocket and threw it down; he endeavoured to get away -I tried to pick up the handkerchief, and he kicked me. Prisoner's Defence. I was going home - that young man accused me of picking the gentleman's pocket, which is a falsity. GUILTY . Aged 17. - Transported for 14 Years .
New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842 - Remarks: Died in HMG Hospital Sydney 27th December 1831