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Alfred Hiram Pratt was transported on the Adelaide, departing 8th Aug 1849 and arriving 29th Nov 1849 with 304 passengers.
The 'ADELAIDE’ was built 1832 in Calcutta. Wood ship of 640 Tons. 1849 voyage: Departed London 17 Aug 1849. The convicted persons were then known as 'Exiles' because they had served part of their sentence in England and providing they were of good conduct were to be given a 'Ticket of Leave' or Conditional Pardon upon arrival in Australia. The 'Adelaide' arrived at Hobart, VDL on 29 Nov 1849 and disembarked 40 men. The ship then sailed to Port Phillip, Victoria but was refused entry and so sailed on to Port Jackson, New South Wales arriving there 24 Dec 1849. 1855 voyage: departed Portland, England on 19 April 1855, arriving Fremantle, Western Australia on 18 July 1855. 260 convicts, 1 death. The ship also carried 30 Pensioner Guards and their families.
Adelaide (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/16, Page Number 94 |
| 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
he also stole a pair of trousers from a tailors shop with the jacket.
married Mary Wilson nee Donovan (b 1836, Cork Ireland) Four children: Alfred Thomas Pratt (1861-1915) John Willaim Pratt (1862-) Caroline Pratt (1864- ) Clara Jane Pratt (1866-)
Certificate of Freedom Bench Gosford 18 Aug 1857 No 37/17 Date 17 Aug 1857 Prisoner 49/1799 Name Alfred Hiram Pratt Ship Adelaide Master Wharton Year 1849 Native place Nottingham Trade or calling Stone & marble mason Offence Stealing a coat Place of trial 12 March 1847 Sentence 10 years Year of birth 1824 Height 5ft 5 ½ inches Complexion sallow Hair brown Eyes Grey General remarks Scar in the centre of forehead, two ?? on the corner of right eyebrow, small mole left cheek bone, another on breast. ?Bottle ?? pipes and ?glasses inside lower part of right arm AH PNM in German text inside 1N double heart pierced with two darts BH Love Rose , tulip flower pot and anchor back of left arm Ring in middle and short fingers of left hand
Alfred Hiram Pratt was my GG Grandfather. Arrived Sydney 24th December 1849 on convict ship "Adelaide" Tried Nottingham 12th March 1847 convicted to ten years for stealing a coat. Ticket of leave No 51/12 granted 1851 & certificate of freedom No 57/17 issued 17th August 1857. Occupation stone and marble mason.