Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Benjamin Newman was transported on the Marion, departing 30th Oct 1851 and arriving 30th Jan 1852 with 281 passengers.
Built 1834 at Calcutta. Wood ship of 684 Tons. The 1847/48 voyage sent to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) BUT also went on to Port Phillip Bay, Victoria where 300 exiles disembarked. (The newspaper source says they were from Millbank, Pentonville & Parkhurst prisons.)
Marion (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/17, Page Number 275 (140) |
| 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
2nd July 1850 Benjamin was received into Pentonville Prison from Milbank Prison.
Suffolk Chronicle; Or Ipswich General Advertiser, and County Express - 11 August 1849 - Suffolk Summer Assize - At Ipswich Benjamin Newman 22 was convicted of the charge of assaulting and stealing from the person of Jane Nunn, two half crowns, and other moneys, her property. Sentence: 7 years transportation. The Suffolk Chronicle: Or Ipswitch General Advertiser, and County Express - 13 October 1849 - Removal of Convicts: The following convicts under sentence of transportation were removed from the County Gaol, in this town, by Mr Johnson and Assistants to the Milbank Prison; viz- Godfrey Woolnough and Robert Cousens, for 15 years; Wm. Burrows, James Woods, Robert Prime, Joseph Baldwin, and William Hunter for 10 years; Charles Mills, George Middleton, Henry Smith, Abraham Hearsum, James Palmer, Isaac Prentice, William Pilbrow, and Benjamin Newman for 7 years.