Joseph Rhodes

Joseph Rhodes, one of 270 convicts transported on the Bengal Merchant, 27 September 1834

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	Joseph Rhodes
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1794
Occupation:	-
Date of Death:	1845
Age:	51 years

Life Span

Male median life span was 56 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 14 years

Crime:	Stealing a gun
Convicted at:	York. West Riding Quarter Session
Sentence term:	14 years
Ship:	Bengal Merchant
Departure date:	27th September, 1834
Arrival date:	30th January, 1835
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 269 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 442
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 Project.

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Community Contributions

D Wong on 13th December, 2013 wrote:

Joseph Rhodes was 40 years old when transported.

1841: TOL Wellington.

1845: NSW BDM Joseph died aged 51.

D Wong on 26th January, 2019 wrote:

27/2/1834 Bradford Observer Yorkshire, England:
WEST RIDING SESSIONS.
Joseph Rhodes (aged 35), charged with stealing, at Batley, a gun, the property of Mr. Joshua Middlebrooke.__To be transported fourteen years.

Convict Changes History

D Wong on 13th December, 2013 made the following changes:

date of birth 1794, date of death 1845, gender, crime