Name: | Edward Roberts |
Aliases: | none |
Gender: | m |
Date of Birth: | 1807 |
Occupation: | Shoemaker |
Date of Death: | - |
Age: | - |
Life Span
Male median life span was 57 years*
* Median life span based on contributions
Sentence Severity
Sentenced to 7 years
Crime: | Stealing |
Convicted at: | Denbigh Quarter Sessions |
Sentence term: | 7 years |
Ship: | Equestrian |
Departure date: | 30th June, 1845 |
Arrival date: | 15th October, 1845 |
Place of arrival | Van Diemen's Land |
Passenger manifest | Travelled with 298 other convicts |
Primary source: | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/14, Page Number 319 (161). Tasmanian Archives - convicts http://search.archives.tas.gov.au/ImageViewer/image_viewer.htm?CON33-1-72,308,228,L,80 |
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. |
Carol Axton-Thompson on 9th October, 2013 wrote:
Edward Roberts was convicted at Denbigh, Wales on 18/03/1845 for stealing a silver spoon. 7yr sentence. Previous conviction.
Transported to Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania) on the ‘Equestrian 2’ arriving 15/10/1845.
Aged 37yrs; native place - Denbigh; shoemaker; 5’5 1/4”; Protestant; can read & write; fresh complexion; dk brown hair; grey eyes; single.
Mother: Jane
Brothers: Thomas & Joshua
Sisters: Alice & Margaret
Station Gang: Dover (southern Tasmania) 15mths.
Ticket of Leave 15/05/1849
Free Certificate 19/03/1852
Carol Axton-Thompson on 9th October, 2013 made the following changes:
source, date of birth 1807, gender, occupation, crime
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