Summary
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Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Paul Bishop was transported on the Bencoolen, departing 24th Apr 1819 and arriving 25th Aug 1819 with 153 passengers.
Departed from Cork. 150 Male passengers - no deaths. 123 of the convicts were trans-shipped to Van Diemens Land in the Admiral Cockburn, arriving there in September 1819.
Bencoolen (generic)References
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Convict Notes
GOVERNMENT PUBLIC NOTICE. Secretary's Office, Hobart Town, February 28, 1826. THE undermentioned Persons have obtained Certificates of Freedom during the last Week: Paul Bishop ... Bencoolen Hobart Town Gazette, 4 Mar 1826.
Paul Bishop was 20 years old on arrival in VDL and was transported for 'Stealing a coat and bags'. 28/2/1826: COF 30/6/1826 Colonial Times, Hobart: Shocking Occurrence.— On Thursday week, Paul Bishop, a free man, was stabbed in the forehead by an old invalid, named John Clarke, at the Cat and Fiddle Public-house. It appears,that the unfortunate man lived for two days afterwards. No information was lodged at the Police-office until his death. An Inquest was held upon the body ; and the verdict returned was— Manslaughter. — Clarke was thereupon fully committed to take his trial for the offence. 1/7/1826 Hobart Town Gazette: On Monday, a Coroner's Inquest sat on the body of Paul Bishop, who carne by his death in consequence of a drunken affray at the Albion public house. He and another named John Clarke, alias Leaver, a crippled invalid, were jesting ,blacking faces and committing other follies until the romp became serious, and Leaver having the knife, with which he cut his tobacco in his hand, wounded Bishop as it appeared by accident in the head, so that the; point of the knife was broken off, and caused an inflammation of the brain, of which he died. The Coroner and Jury, after a patient investigation of seven hours, returned a verdict of Manslaughter, and Leaver is committed accordingly. 8/9/1826 Colonial Times and Tasmanian Advertiser: John Clarke, for killing Paul Bishop, was sentenced to be burnt in the hand, and dis- charged.
Paul BISHOP was convicted at Dublin, Ireland in March 1819. 7yr transportation sentence. Sent to New South Wales, Australia per the 'Bencoolen' then transferred to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania)per the 'Admiral Cockburn' Sept 1819. Assignments in the Colony of VDL. Some notes of minor misconduct on record. Killed by a John Clarke or Levy at the Albion Hotel on 24 June 1826 (reconded on Convict sheet)