Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Job Bonham was transported on the Marquis Of Hastings, departing 15th Jul 1842 and arriving 7th Nov 1842 with 241 passengers.
Marquis Of Hastings (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/13, Page Number 144 |
| 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
Job Bonham was the fourth child of William and Mary Bonham and was born in 1823 in Yardley Gobion, Northamptonshire, England. He was baptised 31 August 1823 in Potterspury, a nearby village. Job had been employed as a Labourer, which would have paid very poorly, as with most unskilled occupations, probably earning around four shillings a week. Work depended on availability, and was not consistent. The Bonhams were very poor, and there is little doubt that theft helped to bridge the gap. Job first had negative contact with law enforcement at the age of 17, when he was arrested and charged with Larceny, a felony, He was convicted on 1 July 1841 and sentenced to 3 months in the Northampton Gaol. In January 1842, during a cold English winter, Job made the mistake of stealing a pair of gloves. I’m sure the family was devastated when 18 year old Job was convicted and sentenced to Transportation for 10 years, on 6 January 1842 at the Northampton Quarter Sessions. The period of Transportation was irrelevant. They knew they would never see Job again, the cost of passage home, would be prohibitive. He reportedly was single, and could not read or write. Unless he learned in the Colony, he wouldn’t have been able to even send letters to his family. Job was transferred to the Leviathan, a Hulk moored off Portsmouth on 25 January 1842. Written By: Karen Riley karen.riley@ymail.com