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Crime
Voyage
Transportation
James Monk was transported on the Bengal Merchant, departing 24th Mar 1838 and arriving 21st Jul 1838 with 271 passengers.
Bengal Merchant (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/11, Page Number 215 (109) |
| 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
1837 - 23 May 1837. Trial. Offence; Breaking out of Gaol. Sentence to commence from 18 October 1836. Status; Married with 2 children. 1837 - 2 November 1837. received on board the prison hulk; Fortitude, moored at Chatham. Aged 34 years 1838 - 20 March 1838. Boarded the Bengal Merchant for N.S.W.
James Monk, aged 34, Convict; disease or hurt, typhus. Put on sick list, 20 May 1838, at sea. Died, 9 June 1838. He complained of frequent rigors alternated with increased heat and a restless night. Source: Medical and Surgical journal of Her Majesty's convict ship Bengal Merchant for 5 March to 28 July 1838 by Isaac Noott, Surgeon, during which time the said ship was employed in a voyage to New South Wales. National Archives Ref: ADM 101/8/3, 3A-3B