Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Hugh Mountain was transported on the Robert Small, departing 1st May 1853 and arriving 19th Aug 1853 with 30 passengers.
655 ton ship built in Newcastle, UK 1835. Conveyed convicts and passengers from England to Western Australia. Also carried approx. 100 free passengers. The register of convict passengers is currently being listed but not yet complete.
Robert Small (generic)References
| Primary Source | Convicts to Australia Website and personal investigation |
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Convict Notes
In 1850 James Mountain (age 25), Hugh Mountain (age 22), Mary Mountain (age 27), and Jane Mountain (age 15) were sentenced in Kilkenny for highway robbery, convicted of “Stealing a bag duly prize cloth property of Ellen Bannon (or Brannon) Stated “his brother paid for same” Their sentence was 15 years in Australia. James was transported to Tasmania on the ship Hyderabad, September 1850, Hugh to Western Australia on the ship Robert Small, April 1853, and Mary and Jane to Tasmania on the ship Black Friar, January 1851
Hugh his Brother James and Sisters Mary and Jane were convicted of "Stealing a bag duly prize cloth property of Ellen Bannon (or Brannon) Stated "his brother paid for same"