John Hobbs

Summary

Born
Unknown
Conviction
Sheep-stealing
Departure
Apr 1838
Arrival
Aug 1838
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: John Hobbs
Gender: Male
Born: Unknown
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Unknown

Crime

Convicted at: Wilts. Quarter Session
Sentence term: Life

Voyage

Departed: 11th Apr 1838
Arrival: 26th Aug 1838
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

John Hobbs was transported on the Lord William Bentinck, departing 11th Apr 1838 and arriving 26th Aug 1838 with 321 passengers.

Lord William BentinckLord William Bentinck (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/11, Page Number 253 (128)
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 30th January 2024

John Hobbs and William Axford, charged with stealing a lamb, the property Joseph Gibbs, of Winkfield, yeoman Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette, 20 April 1837. Warminster Sessions —The following is a complete list of the sentences of the prisoners, whose various offences were noticed in our Journal of the 26th ult.: Transportation For Life: Richard Blake, Wm. Jeffery, and Eneas Blake, John Hobbs and William Axford, Joseph Gillett; Salisbury Journal, 10 July 1837.