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Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Robert Rockwell was transported on the John Barry, departing 30th Apr 1819 and arriving 26th Sep 1819 with 147 passengers.
John Barry (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 150 |
| 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
The John Barry had arrived at Portsmouth on 16 April 1819 and on 20 April, 60 male convicts were embarked from the hulk Laurel and 80 from the hulk Leviathan in Portsmouth harbour. On 23 April 1819 two more convicts were sent on board the John Barry from the Leviathan. One of the passengers on board the John Barry was John Thomas Bigge, New South Wales’ first Royal Commissioner. The John Barry finally arrived at Port Jackson on Sunday 26 September 1819 (See my book The Campbelltown Convicts).
The following four prisoners were sentenced to seven years transportation: … Robert Rockwell, of Trowbridge, for a burglary in the house of Thos. Millard at West Ashton; ... Salisbury Journal, 27 July 1818 HO 9-9-1 Records of Laurel, Hardy and York Hulks, in Portsmouth Harbour, 1805-1831, P 45. Received from New Sarum, 28 Sept 1818 (9 prisoners) Robert Rockwell, age 18, Convicted at New Sarum, of a felony, 18 July 1818, sentenced to transportation for 7 years. 7 Nov 1818, NSW.
Robert's crime was Larceny. He married Catharine Smith, another convict, who was sentenced to 7 years for stealing linen in Bristol (City) on 8 January 1827. She arrived in Sydney on 27 September 1827 on the convict ship 'Harmony'. She and Robert married on 8 September 1829 and had two children: 1. Martha Rockwell - 8/10/1830 2. William Rockwell - 8/05/1836 Robert and Martha are my Great-Great-Great-Great Grandparents.