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Transportation
Richard Bonner was transported on the Asia 1, departing 13th Aug 1827 and arriving 7th Dec 1827 with 200 passengers.
Built by A Hall & Co at Aberdeen in 1818. A Brig of 536 tons. (Wikipedia) 1830 - Voyage. Asia from Ireland. Female Convict Ship; Stead; Master, Alexander Nesbit M.D. Surgeon Superintendent. Arrived in Sydney Cove 13 Jan 1830. Mustered - 186. Died on Voyage - 3. Disembarked - 1. Total Embarked - 200
Asia 1 (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 256 |
| 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
Place of origin: Brighton, Sussex York Hulk Register Name Richd Bonnor Age 21. Estimated Birth Year' abt 1806 Date Received 13 Feb 1827 on board Ship; York moored Portsmouth Date Convicted 3 Jan 1827 - Lewes © 1997-2025 Ancestry CON23/1/1 No 1016 No; 1016. Trade; Carter aged 22 years old
HO 17/30/1541826 - 1829 Prisoner name(s): Richard Fisher; Richard Bonner. Prisoner age: Fisher aged 11. Court and date of trial: Fisher: Chelmsford Assizes December 1826; Bonner: Lewes Winter Assizes 1826. Crime: Fisher: stealing in a dwelling house a watch value £4 from Robert Hale Manley, Surgeon; Bonner: horse stealing. Initial sentence: Fisher: death commuted to 14 years transportation; Bonner: death commuted to transportation for life. Annotated (Outcome): Bonner to be transported; free pardon prepared for Fisher 1 December 1829. Petitioner(s): Fisher: Robert and Ann Fisher of Barking Essex, parents and 67 people; the prosecutor R H Manley and 42 people -Ministers and inhabitants of Barking, Essex; Bonner: Richard and Mary Bonner of Brighton, parents. Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Fisher: poor but honest parents; parents have 8 other children; no previous crime; good character; has been in custody three years; conduct good during this time; Bonner: father served in the 35th Regiment of Foot for 21 years; wife from a respectable family; Richard only child left of many. Other papers: A letter from Mr Justice Bayley forwarding the petitions with his opinions on the cases. A letter from O Lodge, Curate, stating that Fisher is to be apprenticed to a fisherman in Barking. John Harris' father is willing to take Fisher as an apprentice. Letter from Oliver Lodge enclosing the above. A letter from William Tate to the Dean of Brighton dated 17 April 1827 stating Bonner's conduct has been good. Lord Conyngham to Mr Capper supporting Bonner's case. Additional Information: Fisher on board the Euryalus. Bonner on the York hulk. ---------------------------------------------------- Tasmanian Conduct Record. https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON31-1-1$init=CON31-1-1P353 1016. Richard Bonner. Asia (3). Tried January 1827, Life. Transported for Felony. - Confessed this offence, Horse stealing. M Sarah Brown. See record for details. ------------------------------------------------ Tasmanian Conduct Record. https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON32-1-1$init=CON32-1-1P120 1016. Richard Bonner, Continuation. See record for details.