Robert Hancock

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Summary

Born
Jan 1793
Conviction
Unknown
Departure
May 1823
Arrival
Oct 1823
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: Robert Hancock
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1793
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Baker/pastry cook

Crime

Crime: Unknown
Convicted at: Cambridge Assizes
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 17th May 1823
Ship: Albion
Arrival: 21st Oct 1823
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

Robert Hancock was transported on the Albion, departing 17th May 1823 and arriving 21st Oct 1823 with 200 passengers.

AlbionAlbion (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/5, Page Number 49 (26)
Source DescriptionThis 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 SourceGreat Britain. Home Office
Compiled ByState Library of Queensland
Database SourceBritish convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database

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Convict Notes

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National Archives. Albion 1823. Surgeon’s Medical Journal . ADM 101/1/8B/11823 Folios 5-9: List of 200 convicts embarked on board the ship from HM hulks Leviathan and York, 8 May 1823, (names and details follow), also includes gaoler character references (not recorded below): Folio 5: Robert Hancock, aged 31, convict, trade Baker; where born unknown, offence, stealing; date of conviction 14 March 1822, where convicted, Cambridge. --------------------------------------------------- Robert Hancock, old offender, who had been twice before convicted of felony, was found guilty stealing a great coat, the property of Mr. T. Wilkin, of Soham, and, after a suitable admonition from the learned Serjeant, was sentenced to be transported seven years. Cambridge Chronicle, 29 March 1822.