Joan Hancock

Summary

Born
Unknown
Conviction
Handling/receiving stolen goods
Departure
Jun 1833
Arrival
Oct 1833
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: Joan Hancock
Gender: Unknown
Born: Unknown
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Dairymaid

Crime

Convicted at: Somerset Assizes
Sentence term: 14 years

Voyage

Departed: 13th Jun 1833
Arrival: 23rd Oct 1833
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

Joan Hancock was transported on the William Bryan, departing 13th Jun 1833 and arriving 23rd Oct 1833 with 131 passengers.

William BryanWilliam Bryan (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 144
Source DescriptionThis 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 SourceGreat Britain. Home Office
Compiled ByState Library of Queensland
Database SourceBritish convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database

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Convict Notes

Maureen Withey avatar
Level 347
on 11th May 2025

Mary Ann Mullins was convicted of stealing four silk handkerchiefs.  Amelia Hayball and Mary Ann Mullins were indicted for having stolen six yards of ribbon, and Joan Hancock for having received the same, knowing it to have been stolen. Hayball not guilty, Mullins and Hancock guilty.  Bristol Mercury, 13 April 1833. Somerset Assizes.  Transportation. —For Fourteen Years: Mary Ann Mulling, as principal in two felonies ; Amelia Hayball and Joan Hancock, as receivers of stolen goods; ... Bath Chronicle, 18 April 1833. Last week the following Convicts were removed from the Gaol at llchester : — ...  Sarah Laphain, Sarah Hanger, Mary Ann Mullins, Catharine Bullinger, Ellen Gordon, Charlotte Herley, Amelia Hayball, Joan Hancock, and Ann Bradford, to the ship, William Bryan, lying off Woolwich, bound for New South Wales ; ... Bath Chronicle, 13 June 1833.