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Transportation
Benjamin Briggs was transported on the Active, Albermarle, Atlantic, Barrington, Britannia, Mary Ann, Matilda, Salamander And William And Ann, departing 31st Dec 1790 and arriving 9th Jul 1791 with 1265 passengers.
The Third Fleet consisted of 11 Vessels. Active, Albermarle, Atlantic, Barrington, Britannia, Gorgon, Mary Ann, Matilda, Queen (from Ireland) Salamander and William and Ann. These vessels were provided by a private company; Camden, Calvert and King to ship convicts to the colony.
Active, Albermarle, Atlantic, Barrington, Britannia, Mary Ann, Matilda, Salamander And William And Ann (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 132 |
| 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
Travelled with 1,020 other convicts on the “Active, Albermarle, Atlantic, Barrington, Britannia, Mary Ann, Matilda, Salamanda, & William & Ann”. Departing England January 1791 and arriving NSW on 9th July 1791. In August Benjamin arrived on Norfolk Island, on the ship ‘Mary Ann’. Later, on the ship ‘Lady Nelson’, he sailed to Tasmania. On 3rd December 1810 he married Ann Potter Howard (McCloud) in Hobart. Died 11 August 1843 in Hobart. There is a family tree at https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/107443892/person/262035938788/facts?_phsrc=YAL2036&_phstart=successSource