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Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Benjamin Newton was transported on the Lady Castlereagh, departing 30th Nov 1817 and arriving 11th Jun 1818 with 303 passengers.
Lady Castlereagh (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 406 |
| 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
Hampshire Lent Assizes. Samuel Lees and Benjamin Newton, for breaking open house, at Portsmouth, and stealing therefrom three uniform coats and various other articles. Hampshire Chronicle, 3 Mar 1817. Samuel Lees, Benjamin Newton, and Mary Taylor were indicted, the two first for burglary in the house of Jane Buchan, Portsmouth, and stealing various articles of wearing apparel; and the latter for receiving, knowing them to be stolen. The articles in question were deposited in a trunk, belonging officer, which was left in charge of the prosecutrix On receiving information, Mrs. Buchan went, accompanied by constable, to a house in Nelsons-court, Crown-street, where the female prisoner resided. It appeared, that after getting the trunk from the cellar, they carried it to the back of the Workhouse, under the Ramparts, and filling large bag with the contents, they went the house where Taylor lodged. On searching, the constable found haversack full linen, and her trunk bed-cover. The Jury found all three prisoners Guilty. Hampshire Chronicle, 10 Mar 1817.
New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842 Name: Benjamin Newton Age: 20 Date of conviction: 3 Mar 1817 Place of Conviction: Southampton Quarter Session Estimated birth year: abt 1797 Vessel: Lady Castlereagh Port of Arrival: Sydney Date of Arrival: 1 May 1818 ---------------------------------- New South Wales, Australia, Convict Death Register, 1826-1879 Name: Benjamin Newton Age: 28. Estimated birth year: abt 1801 Date of Death: 16 Jan 1829 District: Parramatta. St Johns --------------------------------