Robert Gordon

Robert Gordon, one of 200 convicts transported on the Albion, 17 May 1823

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	Robert Gordon
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1806
Occupation:	-
Date of Death:	30th April, 1832
Age:	26 years

Life Span

Male median life span was 57 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 7 years

Crime:	Felony
Convicted at:	London Gaol Delivery
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	Albion
Departure date:	17th May, 1823
Arrival date:	21st October, 1823
Place of arrival	Van Diemen's Land
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 199 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/5, Page Number 52
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 Project.

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Community Contributions

AaronRichard on 19th January, 2016 wrote:

Convicted on 12 April 1820 and sentenced to 7 years’ transportation, but not transported until 1823 on the Albion.

A great deal of further infractions whilst a convict, including highway robbery and violent assault.

Eventually hanged in Hobart on Monday 30 April 1832, for burglary of the home of Laughlin Reynolds. Physical description records are missing, although Hobart Town Courier report on the hangings gave his age as 26.

Convict Changes History

AaronRichard on 19th January, 2016 made the following changes:

date of birth: 1806 (prev. 0000), date of death: 30th April, 1832 (prev. 0000), gender: m, crime