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Voyage
Transportation
Robert Ropper was transported on the England, departing 31st Mar 1832 and arriving 18th Jul 1832 with 200 passengers.
England (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 298 |
| 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
1832: Muster - he was assigned to Mr R Chapman (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON31-1-37$init=CON31-1-37p103). 1832, 26 October: He was sentenced in the Hobart Town Police Court to three nights' jail for drunkenness and being absent without leave (see The Tasmanian, Fri 2 Nov 1832, p7). 1833, 16 February: "Robert Ropper, for drunkenness and insolence, was returned to Government, and ordered to six months hard labor to Constitution Hill Road Party" (see The Tasmanian, 22 Feb 1833, p6). 1833: Muster - assigned to Public Works. 1835: Muster - assigned to Mr I Wyatt (see New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849). 1838, 15 March: Robert Roppers received his Certificate of Freedom (see Cornwall Chronicle, Sat 10 Mar 1838, p36).
1832, July: On arrival in VDL, he was 33, single and listed as a groom. He said he had been transported for stealing a bundle of wearing apparel, and had a previous conviction for stealing a coat (17 weeks' jail) (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON18-1-6$init=CON18-1-6p164).
1831, 15 April: Robert Ropper, 33, was received aboard the Retribution hulk at Woolwich. He was sent from there for transportation on 24 March 1832 (see UK, Prison Hulk Registers and Letter Books, 1802-1849).
1831: Precognition against Robert Ropper, Catherine Bishop for the crime of theft and reset of theft at Grassmarket, Edinburgh. Accused: Robert Ropper, Age: 33, servant, Address: No fixed abode. Accused: Catherine Bishop, wife of Robert Bishop, porter, m.s. Redpath, Age: 40, Address: Brown's Close, Grassmarket, Edinburgh. Victims: Francis Brodie, Grassmarket, Edinburgh, and James Munro, Newton by Markinch, Fife (see National Records of Scotland, Reference AD14/31/457). --0-- 1831, 15 March: Trial papers relating to Robert Ropper, Catherine Bishop for the crime of theft and reset of theft at Grassmarket, Edinburgh. Tried at High Court, Edinburgh. Accused: Robert Ropper, Verdict: Guilty, Sentence: Transportation - 7 years Previous convictions: theft. Accused: Catherine Bishop, wife of Robert Bishop, porter, m.s. Redpath, Verdict: Guilty, Sentence: Imprisonment - 6 months (see National Records of Scotland, Reference JC26/1831/338). --00--