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Robert Turbet was transported on the Adelaide, departing 8th Aug 1849 and arriving 29th Nov 1849 with 304 passengers.
The 'ADELAIDE’ was built 1832 in Calcutta. Wood ship of 640 Tons. 1849 voyage: Departed London 17 Aug 1849. The convicted persons were then known as 'Exiles' because they had served part of their sentence in England and providing they were of good conduct were to be given a 'Ticket of Leave' or Conditional Pardon upon arrival in Australia. The 'Adelaide' arrived at Hobart, VDL on 29 Nov 1849 and disembarked 40 men. The ship then sailed to Port Phillip, Victoria but was refused entry and so sailed on to Port Jackson, New South Wales arriving there 24 Dec 1849. 1855 voyage: departed Portland, England on 19 April 1855, arriving Fremantle, Western Australia on 18 July 1855. 260 convicts, 1 death. The ship also carried 30 Pensioner Guards and their families.
Adelaide (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/16, Page Number 101 (52) |
| 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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Scottish Indexes - Crown Office Precognitions Accused; Robert Turbet, upholsterer and eating house keeper, Fleshmarket Close, Edinburgh, Shakespeare Square, Edinburgh, Midlothian Aged; 25 Crime; Assault and robbery Crime Loication; Fleshmarket Close, High Street, Edinburgh 1856 - New South Wales, Australia, Convict Registers of Conditional and Absolute Pardons Name Robert Turbet. Age; 35. Birth Year 1821 Origin Place Edinburgh Conviction Date 18 Mar 1847. Pardon Date 13 Feb 1856 Vessel Name Adelaide Record Type Conditional. Pardon Number 56/16 © 1997-2026 Ancestry FIND A GRAVE; Robert Clarke Fraser Turbet Birth; 1821. Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland Death; 30 Apr 1894 (aged 72–73) Wyndham, Bega Valley Shire, New South Wales, Australia Burial; Wyndham Cemetery Bega Valley Shire, New South Wales, Australia Plot; Presbyterian/Uniting Section, Row 8, Plot 4 Memorial ID; 220913606 Sponsor this memorial with an exclusive premium layout and no ads. Sponsor this page Robert married Mary Peacock on 13 Aug 1852 in St. Andrew's Scots Church, Sydney, NSW. They had 13 (thirteen)m, children 1. Turbet, Mary Jane, b. 12 Jul 1854, Eden, d. 1861, Eden 2. Turbet, Grace, b. 1856, Eden, 3. Turbet, Margaret Ann, b. 1858, Eden, d. 16 Sep 1913, Bega 4. Turbet, Sarah Ann, b. 1858, Eden, d. 5 Jan 1930, Randwick 5. Turbet, Robert Clark Fraser, b. 9 Jan 1860, Eden, d. 15 Jul 1941, Bega 6. Turbet, Peter, b. 1862, Eden, d. 1874, Eden 7. Turbet, William, b. 1864, Eden, d. 26 Feb 1896, Hobart, Tasmania 8. Turbet, Jane, b. 1866, Eden, d. 7 May 1941, Darlinghurst 9. Turbet, Charles, b. 6 Apr 1870, Wyndham, d. 26 Mar 1930, Coogee, 10. Turbet, Mary, b. 1873, Sydney, d. 18 Nov 1948, Manly 11. Turbet, Louisa, b. 1875, Eden, d. 26 Feb 1940, Manly 12. Turbet, Walter, b. 1877, Eden, d. 8 Jan 1946, Bega 13. Turbet, Ivy Wyndham, b. 1880, Eden, d. 7 Oct 1965, Manly https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/220913606/robert-clarke_fraser-turbet?_gl=1*c6id3b*_gcl_au*ODM3MzMxOTguMTc2Nzg0NDA0Mw..*_ga*MTQxMTY3NjYzMS4xNjg5NDcwNTE3*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*czI2ZjQzYWFkLTQ2MTMtNDhkNy1hYTY5LTQ5ZmE4NTNmZDRhMSRvMTkyOSRnMSR0MTc2OTU2MzEwMCRqMjMkbDAkaDA.*_ga_LMK6K2LSJH*czI2ZjQzYWFkLTQ2MTMtNDhkNy1hYTY5LTQ5ZmE4NTNmZDRhMSRvMTgzNSRnMSR0MTc2OTU2MzEwMCRqMjMkbDAkaDA.
The ship "Adelaide", dropped off fifty convicts at Port Arthur, but was refused entry to Port Phillip. It then travelled north and docked in Sydney on 31 December 1849. Fifty of those convicts (of which Robert Turbet was one), were then transported on the steamer "Shamrock" to Eden, to fulfill a labour shortage. He became a Customs Boatman in Eden, then applied for the publican's license for the "Scottish Chief Hotel" in Wyndham. After the "Scottish Chief Hotel" burned down, Robert rebuilt it changing the name to "The Robbie Burns Hotel", which still stands today. Robert died in 1894 and is buried at Wyndham Cemetery.