Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Joseph Spears was transported on the Pestonjee Bomanjee, departing 16th Apr 1852 and arriving 31st Jul 1852 with 292 passengers.
Built 1835 at Dumbarton, Scotland. Wood barque of 595 Tons.
Pestonjee Bomanjee (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/17, Page Number 399 (202) |
| 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 |
Claims
"Killing"
Photos
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Convict Notes
7 Nov 1854 - executed while under sentence record: https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON63-1-2/1355217-20-10 7 Nov 1854 - Hanged at Hobart for the attempted murder of Constable William Crawford at O'Brien's Bridge (Glenorchy)
VOYAGE: From ADM 101/59/4 - Medical journal of the Pestonjee Bomanjee, HM convict ship, for 1 April to 6 August 1852 by Daniel Ritchie, Surgeon (https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C10536031): Folio 4: James [sic] Spears, aged 25, labourer; disease or hurt, epilepsia. Put on sick list 25 July 1852. Discharged 26 July 1852.