Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Samuel Broadbee was transported on the Lady Kennaway, departing 30th Jan 1851 and arriving 28th May 1851 with 263 passengers.
The 'Lady Kennaway' was built in Calcutta in 1817. A large ship of 584 tons. Transported convicted prisoners to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) in 1834, via Cork, Ireland. Other voyages, to New South Wales, in 1836 and Van Diemen's Land in 1851. Image acknowledgement to Grosvenor Prints. Painted by J.W. Huggins.
Lady KennawayReferences
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/17, Page Number 15 (10). |
| 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 |
Claims
"Samuel Broadbee is a direct descendant being a very great several times over grandfather and he changed the spelling of our name to Broadby"
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Convict Notes
CON33-1-102 Image 31 - Aged; 21 years old [born abt; 1830] New Town Charitable Institute: POL709-1-31 page 87 (25 Mar 1903 to 15 May 1903) - Discharged to General Hospital
Samuel married convict Agnes WHITE in Hobart 1853. Agnes had arrived 1851 aboard the Aurora II. They had 15 children together. Agnes left Samuel in (I believe 1879) and moved to Sydney. Samuel had a relationship with Catherine SEABURN who was born in the colony (which resulted in 1 child born in Tasmania & 2 born in Victoria). Samuel died at the New Town Charitable Institution 11/01/1905.
Colonial Tasmanian Family Links Detail BROADBEE, SAMUEL Gender: Male Birth By 1832 - CONVICT [AO] Marriage/Relationship: 1853 - HOBART, Tasmania ( WHITE, AGNES ) [AO] Death: FAMILY INFORMATION Children: 20229 BROADBY ROBERT CHARLES 1854 20222 BROADBEE ISABELLA 1856 20226 BROADBEE CHARLES 1857 20227 BROADBY HENRY 1858 20228 BROADBY HENRY JOHN 1860 20221 BROADBY HENRY JOHN 1862 20225 BROADBY SAMUEL 1864 20230 BROADBY MARY ANN 1867 20220 BROADBY AGNES 1869 20224 BROADBY ANN ELIZABETH 1871 20223 BROADBY GEORGE 1874
Samuel Broadbee was tried & convicted at Clerkenwell on 16/01/1849 for stealing 2 handkerchiefs.(Tried with Wm. Bell 7yr sentence. Transported to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) on the 'Lady Kennaway', arriving 28/05/1851. Aged 21yrs, born abt 1829 Bethnal Green, London; single man; Church of England; Shoemaker; 5'6 1/2"; read & write. Father - John. Mother - Mary. Brothers - John & Henry. Sisters - Betsey, Nancy & Mary. At natice place. Assignments in Colony. Ticket of Leave 01/02/1853 Free Certificate 06/08/1860
Arrived Tasmania 28.05.1851. Married another convict Agnes WHITE (or PATON)07.03.1853 in Tasmania. They went on to have 13 children. A lot of records show only 12 children but there was a Samuel who was born in 1861 & died 03.02.1862.