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Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Jane Poppleton was transported on the New Grove, departing 30th Oct 1834 and arriving 27th Mar 1835 with 165 passengers.
385 - 490 ton vessel. The 1834 voyage to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania), Australia had 165 female transport women, 5 free women and 28 children. Five births during the voyage, 2 babes being stillborn. No deaths of adults. Ship Surgeon, Dr. George Rowe was replaced at Scilly, due to ill health, by David Thomson. Arrived VDL 27 March 1835.
New Grove (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 456. Tasmanian Archives - convict records |
| 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
Jane POPPLETON was convicted at Liverpool, Lancaster, England on 7 July 1834 for larceny - stealing clothes. Previous offence for stealing money. 7 yr transportation sentence. Sent to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) per the ship 'New Grove' arriving 27 March 1835. Ship Surgeon's Report: "good". Married woman. Husband Joshua, a fustian cutter (heavy cloth) at Manchester. Aged 30 yrs; a farm servant; 5'3 1/2" height; dark complexion; dk brown hair; grey eyes. Native place of birth: Dublin, Ireland. (ref. Convict Indent) VDL: Assigned to work services in the Colony. Several records of misconduct and punishment, including being sent to the Female Factory to work at the wash tubs (considered very hard work). 6 Jan 1843: Ticket of Leave approved. 24 July 1843: Birth of her male child - name not recorded on registration, nor name of father. Mother - Jane Poppleton, female convict. Hobart district, ref. 33/1/1 no.1701. 1844: Representing herself to be free & ill-using her infant child. 1844: Free Certificate issued. 1865: Hobart - stealing a Mantle. 3 mths imprisonment with hard labour. 1867: Kingston - drunk & disorderly. 1 mth hard labour. 4 Oct 1880: DEATH - Jane POPPLETON aged 86 yrs; female; servant; cause - senility. New Town Pauper Establishment. (ref. 35/1/9 no. 2781) (Note: no immediate indexes found for the male child, but he may have died as an infant, adopted out, not listed at the Orphan School or name slightly changed - ?Appleton)