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Summary

Born
Jan 1829
Conviction
Unknown
Departure
Oct 1851
Arrival
Jan 1852
Death
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Personal Information

Name: Christina Robertson
Gender: Female
Born: 1st Jan 1829
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Dressmaker/Needlewoman

Crime

Crime: Unknown
Convicted at: Scotland. Glasgow Court of Justiciary
Sentence term: 10 years

Voyage

Departed: 4th Oct 1851
Ship: Anna Maria
Arrival: 26th Jan 1852
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

Christina Robertson was transported on the Anna Maria, departing 4th Oct 1851 and arriving 26th Jan 1852 with 200 passengers.

Built 1836 in Calcutta. Wood barque of 421 Tons. Master Edward Smith. Sailed from England 1848 with 190 men from Pentonville prison under the care of surgeon Dr Robert Stevenson, . Twenty seven prisoners deemed to fall into "second class" were disembarked in Hobart and granted tickets of leave on landing and the remainder were disembarked at Geelong with conditional pardons. Sailed from Woolwich on 6 October 1851 under surgeon W. McCrae with 196 female convicts, landing on 26 January 1852.

Anna MariaAnna Maria (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/17, Page Number 246
Source DescriptionThis 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 SourceGreat Britain. Home Office
Compiled ByState Library of Queensland
Database SourceBritish convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database

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Convict Notes

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on 15th June 2024

Name Christina Robertson Vessel Anna Maria Convicted Date 23 Apr 1851 Voyage Date 4 Oct 1851 Colony Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) Place of Conviction; Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland First name(s) Christina Last name Robertson Birth; 1822, Age; 29 Birth place Newtonards, Down, Ireland Residence 1851 - John Street, Glasgow Occupation Dressmaker Prison name; Glasgow (Duke Street), Glasgow , Lanarkshire, Scotland Document type Prison Register. Archive; National Records of Scotland Archive reference HH21/32/5 p. 105 Transcriptions © Graham & Emma Maxwell https://www.scottishindexes.com/prisontranscript.aspx?prisonid=820510517 1853 - 11 April. Permission to Marry. Christina Robertson per Ship; Anna Maria to William Samuel Basfordfield per Ship; Cornwall