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Voyage
Transportation
Benjamin Collins was transported on the Anna Maria, departing 6th Mar 1848 and arriving 7th Aug 1848 with 190 passengers.
Built 1836 in Calcutta. Wood barque of 421 Tons. Master Edward Smith. Sailed from England 1848 with 190 men from Pentonville prison under the care of surgeon Dr Robert Stevenson, . Twenty seven prisoners deemed to fall into "second class" were disembarked in Hobart and granted tickets of leave on landing and the remainder were disembarked at Geelong with conditional pardons. Sailed from Woolwich on 6 October 1851 under surgeon W. McCrae with 196 female convicts, landing on 26 January 1852.
Anna Maria (generic)References
| Primary Source | England & Wales Criminal Registers HO27/78, page 248. The National Archives, Kew, UK Prison Commission Records 1770-1951, PCOM 2. Ancestry. Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/15, Page Number 269 (136) |
| 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
During transportation Benjamin contracted Febris Intermittens (Fever) between 06/04/1848 and 21/04/1848'
Criminal Registers: aged 26, Trial 20 Oct. 1846 for Sheep Stealing Pentonville Prison, Middlesex, Register of Prisoners, Admission 31 Dec. 1846, Aged 26, Married with 1 child, Weight 10 stone, 13 pounds, Offence Stealing one ewe Index: aged 27, Trade Farm Labourer/Shoemaker