Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Charles Peters was transported on the Marion, departing 27th Sep 1847 and arriving 9th Jan 1848 with 301 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 HO11/15, Page Number 225 (114) |
| 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
Convict Index: aged 18, year of birth 1830 Trade: Tailor Single Note: year of death by Dale Webster is incorrect, will assume it should be 1914
Transported for stealing a handkerchief and conditionally pardoned during passage as long as he didn't return to England during the term of his sentence.
Original land grant dated 1 May, 1856, signed by the colonial governor, granting to Charles Peters, just over one acre in the township of St Helens. Land located on the corner of the Esplanade and Circassian Street.