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Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
Job Strangeways was transported on the Arab, departing 22nd Feb 1834 and arriving 30th Jun 1834 with 229 passengers.
Arab had another voyage as a convict ship - after discharging 228 prisoners in Hobart, Arab departed on 26 July 1834 with 11 prisoners for Sydney; arrived there on 15 August 1834. Source: The Sydney Herald, Monday 18 August 1834 p 2 Two of the prisoners were William COMSTIVE, and Thomas HORTON - both having arrived in VDL per "Lady Ridley" 1821; and both having been sentenced to secondary transportation.
Arab (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, 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
REAL NAME HANDLEY. STRANGEWAYS, Job 24 Mansfield York / 13 July 1833 Housebreaking 14 years Arab, 1834 Unm; no family details Job Strangeways was listed as 24 years old on arrival - his native place was Mansfield. "House breaking a man named James Cavannah and Elizabeth Cavannah were tried with me, we stole £9 and Wearing Apparel, they were both acquitted". Job was 5'8" tall, dark complexion, dark brown hair, light hazel eyes. single, Man on horse back J. H. Pipes Bottle Glass. Balloon on rt. arm Woman 2 hearts 2 sprigs on left arm 5 Dots ben. fingr. & thumb same hand. 1835 Muster: Assigned to Mr. T. Critenden. 15/12/1846: Job 'Strangaway' died at Cocked Hat Hill - Convict/Groom. Registered at Evandale.