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Transportation
Robert Johnson was transported on the Marion, departing 27th Sep 1847 and arriving 9th Jan 1848 with 301 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 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/15, Page Number 227 (115) |
| 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
Younger convicts were sent to Parkhurst, Millbank or Pentonville Prison, where they were taught a trade, for two or three years, before being sent to Australia, as an "Exile". It was hoped they would find work and so be rehabilitated. ADM 101/49/101847-1848 Medical journal of the Marion, convict ship, for 1 September 1847 to 5 February 1848 by John Anderson, Surgeon and Superintendent, during which time the said ship was employed in a passage to New Holland. (Described at item level). Folio 1: Surgeon's note, several of the prisoners suffered from fits after coming on board from Pentonville prison. Folio 1: R. Johnson, aged 24, exile; sick or hurt, phthisis C.; put on sick list 18 September 1847, died 1 December 1847.