Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
Philip Dennis was transported on the Camden, departing 21st Mar 1831 and arriving 25th Jul 1831 with 201 passengers.
Camden (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 57 (31) |
| 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
1831, 25 July: On arrival in NSW, Philip Dennis was listed as 30 years old, a Protestant and married with four children (2 boys, 2 girls). He could not read or write. His trade or calling was described as "ploughs, reaps, milks, sows" and his crime was listed as "stealing sacks" (see New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842).
Bedfordshire Archives and Records Service, Bedfordshire Gaol Register, Record for Philip Dennis, 1830: Record ID: 4544 Commital Year: 1830 Reference Doc: BLARS QGV10/1 ID in Reference Doc: 125 Age: 28 Gender: Male Height: 5 feet 6 inches Hair Colour: Dark Complexion: Fresh Residence(town/village): Potton Residence(county): Bedfordshire Offence: Stealing a Shovel Committed By: Rev.F.H.Neve When Committed: 15/09/1830 Trial Session: Michaelmas 1830 Type of Gaol: Bedford County Gaol Sentence: 7 Years Transportation How Disposed: Removed on board the Ganymede Hulk [moored at] Woolwich Discharge Date: 03/11/1830 (see https://apps.bedford.gov.uk/grd/detail.aspx?id=4544). 1830, 3 November: Phillip Dennis, 28, was received aboard the Ganymede prison hulk. He is listed as having been convicted on 19 October for stealing a shovel. He was sent from the Ganymede on 11 March 1831 for transportation to NSW (see UK, Prison Hulk Registers and Letter Books, 1802-1849 for Phillip Dennis; Ganymede Index 1818-1836).
CRIME: Stealing a shovel.