Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Emanuel Read was transported on the Marion, departing 7th Jun 1845 and arriving 16th Sep 1845 with 299 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 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/14, Page Number 309 (156) |
| 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
Baptised 09 Feb 1823, Shearsby, Leicestershire. Convict Record; Coventry Court, Warwickshire, England - 1st Conviction for hunting rabbits on private property, sentenced early 1840's to one month's gaol. Coventry Court, Warwickshire, England - 2nd Conviction for stealing soot from private property, sentenced on 3rd of January 1844 to Transportation to Her Majesty's Colonies for a term of 7 years. Departed Woolwich, London, England on the 14th of June 1845 with 301 convicts onboard. Arrived in Hobart, Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) 94 days later on the 16th of September 1845, on board the "Marion 2" convict ship. The ship's surgeon Jn. W. Elliott reported Emanuel's good conduct onboard & Emanuel was granted a Ticket of Leave on arrival, then granted a Conditional Pardon on the 30th of November 1847 & a Certificate of Freedom on the 9th of February 1852.