Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
Hannah Hunt was transported on the Arab, departing 14th Dec 1835 and arriving 25th Apr 1836 with 133 passengers.
Arab had another voyage as a convict ship - after discharging 228 prisoners in Hobart, Arab departed on 26 July 1834 with 11 prisoners for Sydney; arrived there on 15 August 1834. Source: The Sydney Herald, Monday 18 August 1834 p 2 Two of the prisoners were William COMSTIVE, and Thomas HORTON - both having arrived in VDL per "Lady Ridley" 1821; and both having been sentenced to secondary transportation.
Arab (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/10, Page Number 217 (111) |
| 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 |
Claims
"Hannah Hunt was my third great grandmother."
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Convict Notes
Digital/CON19-1-12/CON19-1-12p 132. Aged; 17 years old. Native Place; Birmingham
County Sessions. Warwick Sessions commenced on Monday before an unusually numerous bench of Magistrates. Transported for Life— … Seven years: … Hannah Hunt, … Aris’s Birmingham Gazette. 26 Oct 1835.
Tasmanian Records. Conduct Record: https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON40-1-6/CON40-1-6/CON40-1-6P5 No 265. Hannah Hunt. Tried Warwick Q.S. 10 Oct 1835. 7 years. Transported for stealing a jacket. Gaol report. Character bad. Convicted of felony before. Single, stated this offence, Pawning a jacket, prosecutrix Sarah Wilmot, once for ? 2 months, once 1 month, 18 months on the Town. Single, Surgeon’s report, Rather indifferent. T.L. 24/2/1840. July 10 1840. Misconduct, in being found in the house of a woman named Owen for immoral purposes. Cell on B & W 3 days & nights. 1 Oct 1840. disorderly conduct in harbouring a man named White & a woman named Blair for immoral purposes, Blair being at this time drunk & absent without leave. Labour Class 3 months in the House of Correction. Free cert, No 752/1842. See record for full details.
Hannah had served 2 months imprisonment in 1835. Hannah was missing her left arm.