Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Robert Emmett was transported on the Layton, departing 13th Jun 1827 and arriving 9th Oct 1827 with 161 passengers.
1829 Voyage - Source; The Sydney Monitor. Sat 14 Nov 1829. Page 3. Shipping Intelligence. Arrivals.- On Sunday the Layton from Sheerness, with 190 male prisoners, Surgeon Superintendent Dr. James Osborne, R. N. Lieutenant Miller, 40th Regt; and 29 soldiers of different corps, 4 women and 3 children. Mustered; 188. Died on Voyage; 2. Total 190 Embarked.
Layton (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 212 |
| 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
Salisbury Journal, 14 Mar 1825 Our assizes were not terminated till Wednesday evening.- The following sentences were passed on the prisoners who were tried and convicted. Death.- - Robert Emett and Anthony Bateman, for robbing the house of Betty Hobbs, at Box. ... (All the above prisoners, 24 in number, have been reprieved). Tasmanian record - Conduct report - states his native place is Chippenham, trade, a butcher. Has served 12 months in prison at Devizes prior to this transportation.Gaolers Report " Bad, convicted before". Protestant, single. Condit. Pardon, 30 Nov 1839. Pardon for anywhere excepte Europe, 26/8/1845.