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Robert Jones was transported on the Active, Albermarle, Atlantic, Barrington, Britannia, Mary Ann, Matilda, Salamander And William And Ann, departing 31st Dec 1790 and arriving 9th Jul 1791 with 1264 passengers.
The Third Fleet consisted of 11 Vessels. Active, Albermarle, Atlantic, Barrington, Britannia, Gorgon, Mary Ann, Matilda, Queen (from Ireland) Salamander and William and Ann. These vessels were provided by a private company; Camden, Calvert and King to ship convicts to the colony.
Active, Albermarle, Atlantic, Barrington, Britannia, Mary Ann, Matilda, Salamander And William And Ann (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 124 |
| 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 |
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Noted, another Robert (Jones) has an entry on SCARBOROUGH 1790-could he be the person who married Elizabeth (Goldsmith)?
Old Bailey Online ROBERT JONES. Theft; grand larceny (to 1827). 8th December 1790. Text type Trial account Defendants ROBERT JONES Offences Theft > Grand larceny Session Date 8th December 1790 Reference Number t17901208-34 Verdicts Guilty Punishments Transportation 34. ROBERT JONES was indicted for stealing, on the 10th day of December , 68 copper halfpence, value 2 s. 10 d. one sixpence, two chip boxes, value 6 d. six two-foot rules, 2 lb. of wire, 12 penknives, 5 padlocks, 106 black-lend pencils, and divers other goods , the property of Messrs. Denham and Tappenden . THOMAS DENHAM sworn. I live in Foster-lane; I am an ironmonger ; the prisoner was in our service, as a porter , near three months: we had some suspicion of the prisoner's dishonesty: on last Wednesday we told the money over, and we missed 2 s. 2 d.; on Thursday the money was marked; Mr. Francis Tappenden marked it; and on the Friday morning, after the prisoner had opened the shop, I called the prisoner into the compting-house, and asked what halfpence he had; he said, none; my partner hit his hand against his pocket, and some halfpence chinked; we sent for a constable, and his pockets were turned out, and there was 2 s. 10 d. that had the mark on them, and a sixpence not marked: the prisoner was sent to the compter. Mr. Knapp, Prisoner's Counsel. What was the prisoner? - An out-porter. When the halfpence were marked, did you lock the drawer? - No. How long after you put them in was it till you missed them? - They were put in on the evening, and we searched him the next morning; there was 2 s. 10 d. found on him, and 1 s. 2 d. in the till, which made up the 4 s. we marked. FRANCIS TAPPENDEN sworn. I marked the halfpence, 4 s. worth, with an iron punch, on Thursday night last, between nine and ten; the next morning there was 2 s. 10 d. missing; they were found in the prisoner's pocket; I was present; we asked him if he had any money about him; he said he had nothing but a sixpence of his own; we desired him to turn his pocket out, and he did; and I hit my hand against his pocket; I said, you have a great weight there, let us see what it is; the halfpence were produced, and some few others; we sent for a constable, and the prisoner was sent to the compter; I and the constable, and one of our servants, went to the prisoner's lodgings, No. 3, Bridgewater-gardens; he told us he lodged there; we had the key of his box; the prisoner gave it us; we unlocked his box; the people of the house told us it was his; we found a variety of articles, with our marks on them (the goods produced); we had not missed them; it is impossible we could miss them. CHARLES SMITH sworn. I am the constable; I went to the prisoner's lodgings; the prisoner gave me the key; he said there was nothing of the prosecutor's property; we found a box there, which this key opened, and these things were found in that box. (The halfpence produced.) Mr. Tappenden. These are the halfpence that I marked. Mr. Knapp to Mr. Tappenden. The prisoner did not tell you which box to go to? - No. Was it a common key? - A common box-lock key. You did not try the other boxes? - No. Prisoner. I leave it to my counsel. (The prisoner called two witnesses, who gave him a good character.) GUILTY . (Aged 19.) Transported for seven years . Tried by the London Jury before Mr. COMMON SERJEANT.