Summary
Born
Jan 1824
Conviction
Unknown
Departure
Sep 1847
Arrival
Jan 1848
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information
Name: Samuel Bloxam
Gender: Unknown
Born: 1st Jan 1824
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Unknown
Crime
Crime: Unknown
Convicted at: Leicester, Leicester Boro Quarter Sessions
Sentence term: 14 years
Voyage
Departed: 27th Sep 1847
Ship: Marion
Arrival: 9th Jan 1848
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land
Transportation
Samuel Bloxam was transported on the Marion, departing 27th Sep 1847 and arriving 9th Jan 1848 with 301 passengers.
Built 1834 at Calcutta. Wood ship of 684 Tons. The 1847/48 voyage sent to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) BUT also went on to Port Phillip Bay, Victoria where 300 exiles disembarked. (The newspaper source says they were from Millbank, Pentonville & Parkhurst prisons.)
Marion (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/15, Page Number 219 (111) |
| 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
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Samuel was born in Aylestone, near Leicester. He was an exile who arrived in Port Phillip on 25.1.1848. He was a frame knitter, and was married but with no children. He received eight pounds of worsted yarn. Whilst in Pentonville Prison he learnt the skills of rug and mat making.