Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Joseph Plank was transported on the Circassian, departing 4th Nov 1832 and arriving 16th Feb 1833 with 192 passengers.
Circassian (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 448. Tasmanian Archives, Conduct Record (CON31-1-35, image 120) |
| 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
Tried: 16 February 1833 Joseph Plank life story:- http://winsomegriffin.com/Guilford/JosephPlank.html https://www.wiltshire-opc.org.uk/Items/Marden/Marden - Joseph Plank - House Breaking 1832.pdf
Conduct Record: Died at Sea 18th January 1833 https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON31-1-35$init=CON31-1-35P120
Convict muster records note that Joseph Plank died on the voyage to Van Diemen's Land.
Joseph Plank was baptised in Marden, Wiltshire on 13 September 1789, the son of William and Sarah Planck (nee Maslen). William Plank and Sarah Maslen had been married in Marden on 19 April 1778. Joseph Plank was convicted for breaking and entering into the house of Thomas Shipman in Woodborough, Wiltshire on 29 August 1832 and stealing a quantity of cloth, two pairs of scissors and other articles. Initially, a sentence of death was recorded but this was then commuted to Transportation for Life. Joseph Plank was held in the prison hulk Captivity before being transferred to the Circassian for transportation to Van Diemen's Land.