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Voyage
Transportation
David Roberts was transported on the Fortune And Alexander, departing 31st Dec 1805 and arriving 12th Jul 1806 with 309 passengers.
Fortune And Alexander (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 370 |
| 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
Irish Convict database by Peter Mayberry, Catherine Brennan, alias Brenan, per Anne I (1801) Tried Dublin, 7 years. Native place, Dublin. Died 1858, at Cattai. Spouse: Lived (1) 1801 with Samuel Hall per Britannia I (1797); m (2) 1810, Windsor, to David Roberts, (d 1844) Sources for Database: Various convict indents; 1811 muster; Hardy – Early Hawkesbury Settlers, pages 192-193; Hawkesbury Pioneer Register, p 159; Smee and Selkirk Provis – Pioneer Register, Vol 1.
A pardon has been received for David Roberts, convicted at Gloucester of uttering forged notes of the Bank of England, on condition of transportation for life. Star, London, 17 Sept 1803. -------------------------------------------------- Hulk Record HO-9-8_3 Captivity Hulk, at Portsmouth. Received 2 prisoners from Gloucester, 11 Feb 1804, David Roberts, age 22, Forgery. Tried at Gloucester, 27 July 1803, Life, Sent on board Fortune, 9 Jan 1806. -------------------------------------------------- Colonial Secretary Index. ROBERTS, David. Per "Fortune", 1806; of Windsor. 1811 Feb 16,18 Purchased goods at an auction by John Howe at Windsor; sold for executors to the estate of the late Andrew Thompson (Reel 6040; ML C197 pp.14,16-7) 1813 Jul 24 On list of persons indebted for stock issued from the Government Herds between 1 Apr 1810 & 24 Jul 1813 (Reel 6043; 4/1728 p.155) 1822 Apr 15, May On lists of persons indebted to the Crown for livestock issued from the Government Herds & Flocks (Reel 6052; 4/1753 pp.118a, 120) -------------------------------------------------- NSW 1828 Census Index. David Roberts, age 46, C.P. Fortune, 1805, Life, protestant, Shoemaker, Caddi, Pitt Town district. Has 40 acres of land, 20 of which are cleared and cultivated. Has 13 cattle. Catherine Roberts or Brennan, age 40, F.S. Anne, 1801, 7 years, catholic. Richard Roberts, age 20, B.C. protestant. David jun. Roberts, age 17, B.C. protestant. William Roberts, age 64, F.S. Fortune, 1806, 14 years protestant, Householder, Parramatta district. Elizabeth Roberts, age 54, F.S., Sydney Cove, 1807, 7 years, protestant.
3rd great grandfather of my husband Keith William McRae. Married to Catherine Brennan