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Crime
Transportation
Jane Robinson was transported on the Cadet, departing 4th Sep 1847 and arriving 2nd Jan 1848 with 168 passengers.
Built 1841 at the Isle of Man. Wood barque of 465 Tons.
Cadet (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/15, Page Number 201 (102). Tasmanian Archives - convict records, registrations. |
| 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
Jane Robinson alias Bridget Wray, 29 yrs, single, a doubler, larceny. Also prior, twice convicted of felony & once committed for vagrancy. Prison Registers and Statistical Returns - pg 162 1843-1850 HO 24/12
Jane ROBINSON was convicted at Salford, Lancaster, England on 12 April 1847 for Larceny - break and enter and steal brass. 3rd conviction. 7 yr transportation sentence. Sent to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania), Australia per the 'Cadet' arriving 2 Jan 1848. Ship surgeon's report: "good". Single woman; aged 20 yrs; housemaid; Roman Catholic; 5'1 1/2" height; can read & write; fresh complexion; black hair; blue eyes. Native place of birth: Manchester, England. (ref. Convict record) Mother: Jane, at native place. Colony of VDL: Stationed on the 'Anson' hulk, Hobart. Assigned to work services. Nov 1848: absent without leave. 3 mths hard labour at the Female Factory, Hobart. Further misconduct and time spent at the Factory. 18 March 1851: Ticket of Leave granted. APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO MARRY: 16 Sept 1852 - Jane ROBINSON (per Cadet) to William DAVIS (free or free by servitude). Approved. (ref. Con 52/1/5 pg 105) N.B. there are several people in the Colony named William Davis, but most likely the man who was a Whitesmith transported on the 'Duncan' 1840/41. MARRIAGE: 25 Oct 1852 - Jane ROBINSON, aged 32, spinster to William DAVIS, aged 38 yrs, Whitesmith at St. George's Church, Hobart. (ref. 37/1/11 no. 429)