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Transportation
Jacob Ponting was transported on the Hibernia, departing 20th Nov 1818 and arriving 11th May 1819 with 160 passengers.
Hibernia (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 117 (60). Tasmanian Archives - convict records linctas |
| 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
New South Wales, Australia Convict Ship Muster Rolls and Related Records, 1790-1849 Trade; Farm Labourer aged 37 years old.
The following prisoners were tried, and received sentence of death;… Jacob Ponting, for stealing two wether sheep, the property of George Jefferies, at Swindon; ... Of the ten prisoners who received sentence of death at our assizes, the whole have been reprieved, excepting John Lawes, convicted of burglary, who is left for execution on Tuesday the 4th of August. Salisbury Journal, 27 July 1818 HO 9-9-1 Records of Laurel, Hardy and York Hulks, in Portsmouth Harbour, 1805-1831, P 45. Received from New Sarum, 28 Sept 1818 (9 prisoners) Jacob Ponting, age 35, Convicted at New Sarum, of a felony, 18 July 1818, sentenced to transportation for 14 years. 7 Nov 1818, NSW.
Jacob PONTING was convicted at the Wiltshire Assizes on 18 July 1818. Life Sentence. Transported to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) per the ship 'Hibernia' arriving 1819. Hulk Report: "good'. Captain's report: "good". Clear Conduct record in the Colony. 15 Nov 1826: Ticket of Leave granted (ref. Hobart Town Gazette 18 Nov 1826) Jacob Ponting per 'Hibernia'. 24 Aug 1831: Conditional Pardon, no. 266, approved.