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Transportation
Samuel Longbottom was transported on the Lady Kennaway, departing 30th Jan 1851 and arriving 28th May 1851 with 263 passengers.
The 'Lady Kennaway' was built in Calcutta in 1817. A large ship of 584 tons. Transported convicted prisoners to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) in 1834, via Cork, Ireland. Other voyages, to New South Wales, in 1836 and Van Diemen's Land in 1851. Image acknowledgement to Grosvenor Prints. Painted by J.W. Huggins.
Lady KennawayReferences
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/17, Page Number 21 (13) |
| 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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Convict Notes
Place of origin: Leeds, Yorkshire Conduct Record: CON33/1/102 Trade; Labourer & stone cutter age 30 years old 1855 - MARRIAGE PERMISSIONS Longbottom, Samuel. Ship/free: Lady Kennaway Marriage to: Burn, Matilda. Ship/free: Duchess of Northumberland Permission date: 1 Jul 1855 1855 - MARRIAGE PERMISSIONS Longbottom, Samuel. Ship/free: Lady Kennaway Marriage to: Fitzgerald, Mary. Ship/free: Free Permission date: 6 Nov 1855 1859 - MARRIAGE; 22 August 1859. Hobart. Parish Church. Longbottom, Samuel aged 38 years old, Stone Mason Surridges, Elizabeth aged 24 years old 1889 - New Town Charitable Institute: POL709-1-22 page 180 (05 Aug 1889 to 05 Nov 1889) - Discharged at own request.
HIGHWAY ROBBERY AT LEEDS. Samuel Longbottom (25), and Edward Robinson (20), were charged with having, on the 6th of February last, violently assaulted George Wilson and stolen from his person five shillings. Mr. Ellis conducted the case for the prosecution ; the prisoners were not defended. The prosecutor is a tailor, and on the night of the 6th of February, when he was at the end of St. Peters-square, on his road home, he was attacked by by three men, who knocked him down, and robbed him of the above money. Guilty. To be Transported for Seven Years. Leeds Times, 17 July 1847
returned to hobart, where he died. Married Elizabeth Sturridge, 1859 he left her (came to NZ) and she put out a protection order against him in 1870.
also served time in gilbratar, bermuda and Norfolk Island. OTAGO POLICE GAZETTE, VOLUME I, ISSUE 7, 30 MARCH 1863, Suspected of horse stealing RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.OTAGO DAILY TIMES, ISSUE 327, 7 JANUARY 1863, Called a dangerous person, charged with vagrancy OTAGO DAILY TIMES, ISSUE 660, 29 JANUARY 1864, stealing from a hotel till OTAGO WITNESS, ISSUE 684, 6 JANUARY 1865, stealing a hammer and square from Bell Hill prison works, just after he had been released from working there! OTAGO POLICE GAZETTE, VOLUME II, ISSUE 2, 1 FEBRUARY 1865 larceny RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.OTAGO DAILY TIMES, ISSUE 1149, 26 AUGUST 1865, stealing cloth RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.OTAGO DAILY TIMES, ISSUE 1348, 24 APRIL 1866.Robbery from a store RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURTOTAGO DAILY TIMES, ISSUE 1510, 30 OCTOBER 1866,Non payment of rent RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.OTAGO DAILY TIMES, ISSUE 1641, 4 APRIL 1867,Disorderly Otago WITNESS, ISSUE 811, 15 JUNE 1867,stealing from a shop door / assaulting police Otago daily times 21 July 1868 stealing from a shop door EVENING STAR, VOLUME VIII, ISSUE 2117, 17 FEBRUARY 1870, obscene language