Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Mary Hobbs was transported on the Mellish, departing 27th May 1830 and arriving 22nd Sep 1830 with 118 passengers.
1830 - From the Surgeons Notes. General Remarks of the Medical Journal. Number of Women and Children on Board. Total Women including Free women; 132 with a total of 61 Children
Mellish (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 366. Tasmanian Archives. |
| 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
Mary HOBBS was convicted at Middlesex, London on 14 Jan 1830 for stealing - a pr of trousers. Gaol report: "not known at Newgate prison before". 7 yr transportation sentence. Sent to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) per the ship "Mellish" arriving 23 Sept 1830. Single woman. Colony of VDL: Assigned out to work services. 7 March 1831: A. Reid Esq- disobedience of orders. 3 mths at the House of Correction, Hobart. 14 Oct 1831: J. Wilson - absent from service. House of Correction, Hobart. Further records of misconduct until 1836.