Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Joseph Upton was transported on the Minerva, departing 26th Jul 1821 and arriving 16th Dec 1821 with 172 passengers.
The Minerva was built at Lancaster, England in 1804. 4 voyages bringing convict transportees to Australia.
Minerva (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/4, Page Number 79 (41) |
| 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
Nottingham Assizes. All the prisoners sentenced to death were reprieved before the Judge left the town. … Joseph Upton, aged 20, John Plumb, aged 27, and Samuel Alexander, aged 18, for stopping Wm. Potter on the highway at Bunny, and robbing him of a silver watch and other articles—All condemned. ... Stamford Mercury, 23 March 1821.
Nottingham Assizes. Joseph Upton, John Plumb, and Samuel Alexander, for highway robbery, Death. Northampton Mercury, 31 Mar 1821.