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Transportation
Frederick Boss was transported on the Pestonjee Bomanjee, departing 16th Apr 1852 and arriving 31st Jul 1852 with 292 passengers.
Built 1835 at Dumbarton, Scotland. Wood barque of 595 Tons.
Pestonjee Bomanjee (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/17, Page Number 421 (213) |
| 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
Prisoner discharged from gaol, during the week ending 16 & 20 March 1872. Frederick Roselle alias Boss, per Pestonjee Bomanjee 4, F.S., tried at S.C. Hobart, for larceny, received 8 years, native place is Yorkshire, age 72 yrs, 5 feet 4 inches high,grey hair, scar near left temple. Tasmania Police Gazette, 22nd Mar 1872, p51.
SEVERAL MORE CONVICTIONS: 5 June, 1860: As Frederick Boss, tried and convicted in the Supreme Court, Hobart Town, for stealing a coat. Sentenced to four years' penal servitude (Port Arthur). 17 September, 1864: Again in Hobart, for stealing 12 shirts he was sentenced to 12 months' jail with hard labour. 5 September, 1865: In the Hobart Supreme Court, sentenced to 8 years for larceny. Sent to Port Arthur on 27 September, 1865. 25 May, 1868: For misconduct, he received a further punishment of 3 months' hard labour. 16 November, 1868: At Port Arthur, one month was remitted from his sentence (https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON37-1-8). -- 00--
RECONVICTED: 24 January, 1856: As Frederic Rozelle, he was convicted in Hobart Town Supreme Court and sentenced to two years' hard labour for obtaining goods under false pretences with intent to defraud James Roberts (https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON37-1-8). Listed as Colonial convict #2827. 27 August, 1857: "Discharged to freedom" (https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON37-1-8). --0--
5 July, 1853: Ticket of Leave granted, but revoked in 1854. 4 September, 1854: "Misconduct in purloining meat, bread and vegetables entrusted to him for issue; existing sentence of hard labor extended 9 months". --0-- FREE: 17 February, 1855: Certificate of Freedom issued at Hobart Town (https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON33-1-108$init=CON33-1-108p29). --0--
IN VDL: On arrival, Frederick Boss, was listed as convict #25812, 50 years old, a fellmonger, who had been sentenced to 7 years' transportation at Beverley, on 17 October, 1848, for stealing a macintosh coat at Howden. He had two previous convictions -- for stealing a coat (6 months) and a pair of shoes (2 months). His native place was Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire. He was widowed with one child, Church of England, and could read and write a little (https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON14-1-37$init=CON14-1-37P181). --0--
TRADE: Not unknown, just not listed in the options. He was a fellmonger (mislabelled in some records as a fishmonger). According to the Dictionary of Old Occupations, fellmongering was one of the oldest occupations. A fellmonger was a merchant who sold hides and skins, in particular sheepskin, and also cured and prepared animal skins for tanning. May well have belonged to a guild. The term may occasionally be confused with Feller in census results (https://www.familyresearcher.co.uk/).
VOYAGE: From ADM 101/59/4 - Medical journal of the Pestonjee Bomanjee, HM convict ship, for 1 April to 6 August 1852 by Daniel Ritchie, Surgeon (https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C10536031): Folio 4: Frederick Boys [sic], aged 53, fishmonger [sic]; disease or hurt, dysenteria. Put on sick list 24 July 1852. Discharged 4 August 1852.