Summary
Born
Aug 1805
Conviction
Highway robbery
Departure
May 1830
Arrival
Oct 1830
Death
Dec 1884
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Personal Information
Name: Robert Rhodes
Gender: Male
Born: 30th Aug 1805
Death: 24th Dec 1884
Age at death: 79
Occupation: Tailor
Crime
Crime: Highway robbery
Convicted at: York (West Riding) Quarter Session
Sentence term: 7 years
Voyage
Departed: 29th May 1830
Ship: Lord Melville
Arrival: 21st Oct 1830
Place of Arrival: New South Wales
Transportation
Robert Rhodes was transported on the Lord Melville, departing 29th May 1830 and arriving 21st Oct 1830 with 176 passengers.
Ship Name: Lord Melville II Rig Type: S. Built: Quebec Build Year: 1825 Size (tons): 425
Lord Melville (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 380. State Archives NSW, Convict Indent (Series: NRS 12188; Item: [4/4015]; Microfiche: 676)& COF Butts (NRS 12210). Death Index. Ancestry. |
| 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
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Convict Indents: Aged 25, cannot read or write, Protestant, Married with 2 children, Native Place: Yorkshire, Trade: Tailor 7 years Keeper, Offence: Highway Robbery, C. 46/316, Tried: Sheffield on 28th Oct. 1829, How Disposed Of: 70 Bloomfield, Maitland Certificate of Freedom No.46/316 dated 23 March 1846, Place of Trial: York on 28 October 1829 Death 24 Dec 1884 in Liverpool, NSW - Registration No. 8742/1884