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Alfred Denham 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 (HO27/80, page 197). Ancestry. Old Bailey - online. Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/15, Page Number 267 (135) |
| 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
The Proceedings of the Old Bailey Theft: simple larceny 21st September 1846 1779. ALFRED DENHAM was indicted for stealing 1 coat, value 6l.; 1 pair of trowsers, 6s.; 2 waistcoats, 3s.; and 1 pair of boots, 2s.; the goods of Henry Thomas:—also 1 pair of trowsers, 8s.; 1 waistcoat, 6s.; and 1 pair of boots, 6s.; the goods of William Burt:—also 1 coat, value 2l.; 2 pairs of trowsers, 1l. 16s.; 2 waistcoats, 14s.; and 2 sixpences; the goods of William Rees: to all of which he pleaded GUILTY . Aged 21.— Transported for Seven Years. https://www.oldbaileyonline.org/browse.jsp?div=t18460921-1779 Index: aged 22, Trade Cheesemonger/shoemaker, Single, arrived in Geelong E.
Married Catherine Farnham in Geelong who came from Ireland in the famine.