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Voyage
Transportation
Edward Froom was transported on the England, departing 28th Apr 1826 and arriving 18th Sep 1826 with 148 passengers.
England (generic)References
| Primary Source | UK Prison Hulk Registers HO9/4. Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 23 (13) |
| 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
National Archives. Criminal Petitions. HO 17/67/101826 1 individual petition (the prisoner and the prosecutor) on behalf of Edwin Froom, a looking glass manufacturer, convicted at Surrey Lent Assizes held at Kingston upon Thames in 1826 of stealing in a dwellinghouse, the property of Mr Welch of Camberwell. Grounds for clemency: excellent character. Honest and sober. Led into trouble by others who were older than him. Lost his father so no-one to control or check him. 15 years of age. Mother extremely distressed. Initial sentence: Death commuted to transportation for life. Annotated:' Nil.' ML10
Prison Hulk ship Justitia moored in Woolwich, Received 14 Apr 1826 from Kingston Upon Thames, aged 16, Offence Burglary, transferred for transportation 15 April 1826 All these men were tried 13 March 1826 at Kingston on Thames Ass's for Burglary (Henry Sharp for Arson), transferred to the Hulk ship Justitia & then transported together (Thomas Smith, George Shirley, James Norman, Henry Wood, James Spencer, William Phillips, Edward Froom, Henry Sharp, John Edmunds)
Edward Froom was convicted at Surry Assize with John Yates on 13 March 1826. On 9 August 1830 Froom arrived in Moreton Bay after being convicted of a further offence at Darlington NSW (see The Campbelltown Convicts).