Susannah (the Younger) Hobson

Susannah Hobson (The younger), one of 99 convicts transported on the Competitor, 09 June 1828

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	Susannah (the Younger) Hobson
Aliases:	none
Gender:	f

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1808
Occupation:	Farm servant
Date of Death:	-
Age:	-

Life Span

Female median life span was 53 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 7 years

Crime:	Stealing lead
Convicted at:	Kent Assizes
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	Competitor
Departure date:	9th June, 1828
Arrival date:	10th October, 1828
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 98 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Pro Church of England Sydney, St Phillip's Church of England Sydney, St Phillip'sject. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 412
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

Tony Beale on 29th October, 2020 wrote:

New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842 Bound Indentures 1827-1828 Single protestant who could read and write ToL no 30/911 5’ 7 1/4” ruddy complexion brown hair and dark brown eyes. Assigned to Benjamin Sullivan

New South Wales, Australia, Tickets of Leave, 1810-1869 for Susannah Hobson 27/12/1830 Gained her ToL early for apprehending Stephen Bloomfield while in the act of breaking into her master’s house and allowed to stay in Sydney district.

New South Wales, Australia, Certificates of Freedom, 20/3/1835 35/163 Wife of James Wells per ship General Hewitt Free

NSW BDMs
5143/1831 V18315143 3B WELLS JAMES HOBSON SUSANNA CA

969/1831 V1831969 15 WELLS JAMES HOBSON SUSANNAH CA= Sydney St Phillips Church of England

Convict Changes History

Tony Beale on 29th October, 2020 made the following changes:

source: Australian Joint Copying Pro Church of England Sydney, St Phillip's Church of England Sydney, St Phillip'sject. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 412 (prev. Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class