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Voyage
Transportation
Robert Brown was transported on the Rodney, departing 19th Sep 1851 and arriving 20th Dec 1851 with 302 passengers.
1853 - Voyage. From Queenstown the 24 Nov. Capt. McLean. 342 male convicts
Rodney (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/17, Page Number 198 |
| 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
Convict description record: https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON33-1-105/CON33-1-105P13 4 April 1859 executed by hanging in Hobart for the rape of a 3 year old girl, Mary Jane Dunford Courier (Hobart, Tas. : 1840 - 1859), Wednesday 4 May 1859, page 3 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2470395?searchTerm=Robert%20Brown%20execution# Execution This morning, at 8 o'clock, Robert Brown, convicted at the last criminal sittings of the Supreme Court of unnatural treatment of a girl under three years of age, suffered the extreme penalty of the law within the walls of Hobart Town Gaol. The culprit was attended in his last moments by the Rev. A. Davenport, and said that he was unconscious of having committed the crime for which he was about to suffer. Drink had been his ruin. He freely forgave all, even as he hoped to be forgiven.