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Peter Hand

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Summary

Born
Jan 1774
Conviction
Unknown
Departure
Apr 1819
Arrival
Aug 1819
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: Peter Hand
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1774
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Servant

Crime

Crime: Unknown
Convicted at: Ireland, Dublin City
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 24th Apr 1819
Ship: Bencoolen
Arrival: 25th Aug 1819
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

Peter Hand was transported on the Bencoolen, departing 24th Apr 1819 and arriving 25th Aug 1819 with 153 passengers.

Departed from Cork. 150 Male passengers - no deaths. 123 of the convicts were trans-shipped to Van Diemens Land in the Admiral Cockburn, arriving there in September 1819.

BencoolenBencoolen (generic)

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Primary SourceTasmanian Archives - convicts

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Convict Notes

D Wong avatar
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on 29th September 2016

Medical Journal of the Bencoolen 1819: Peter Hand; disease or hurt, slight pyrexia, accompanied with constipation. Taken ill, 24 June. Peter Hand was 45 years old on arrival - he had been transferred to VDL on 16/9/1819 per 'Admiral Cockburn' - no crime found. 17/91819: COF 18/11/1831: Drunk - fined 5/- April 1841: Admitted to New Norfolk Colonial Hospital with bronchitis. No date of death found.

Nell Murphy avatar
108
on 26th September 2016

Peter HAND was convicted August 1818 and received a 7yr transportation sentence. Sent to New South Wales, Australia per the 'Bencoolen' 1819 then transferred to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) per the 'Admiral Cockburn'. Ticket of Leave granted.