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Transportation
Samuel Mobbs 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 1265 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 126 |
| 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
Samuel was on board the 'Matilda' 25/3/1786 Northampton Mercury Northamptonshire, England: On Saturday last, Samuel Mobbs, one of the concerned in robbing Mr. Adams's Daventry Waggon, was committed to the Gaol of this County. 22/7/1786 Northampton Mercury Northamptonshire, England: Thomas Chambers and Samuel Mobbs, for stealing Butter out of Mr. Adams's Daventry Waggon. The following is from: Australian Digital Collections An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales From Its First Settlement, in January 1788, to August 1801 'Twice during this month it became necessary to assemble the court of criminal judicature: at one of which, a man named Mobbs was capitally convicted of robbing the public stores, upon the evidence of an accomplice, who was admitted on the part of the crown. They had stolen at different times an incredible quantity of clothing, provisions, and various other articles, and ought to have been much sooner detected. Mobbs suffered death, and exhibited himself at the gallows as a wicked and hardened offender'. Executed: MOBBS Samuel, 11 Mar 1796. Executed at Sydney Convict Matilda 1791