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Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Benjamin Bright was transported on the Circassian, departing 4th Nov 1832 and arriving 16th Feb 1833 with 192 passengers.
Circassian (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 440. Tasmanian Archives. |
| 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
Benjamin BRIGHT was convicted at Cornwall, England on 24 March 1832 for robbery. Life Sentence. Gaol report: Had been previously convicted and served time in gaol. Hulk report: "good". Sent to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) per the ship "Circassian" arriving 16 Feb 1833. "orderly" onboard ship. Single man; aged 34 yrs; a boatman. Colony of VDL: Assigned to work service. Several notations of misconduct on record. 10 Feb 1858: Death of Benjamin Bright, at Morven (now named Evandale, in the north of the Colony/State). Disease of the heart. Aged 64 yrs. (ref. 35/1/27 no. 658) N.B. There is another convict Benjamin Bright, transported in 1852.