Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Ephraim Vernon 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 416 |
| 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
I sent for what seemed to be the death certificate of an Ephraim Vernon in Hobart 1888. However it appears he was not the correct person. This was a Wheelwright. The convict Ephraim Vernon ended up in Auckland, New Zealand where he died 04 May 1900. He is in the Electoral Records for New Zealand practicing the trade he had on board the Pestonjee Bomanjee (Baker). Ron Hurdus 02 Aug 2015
Ephraim was christened at Tunstall, Staffordshire, England 20 Jul 1828. son of John Vernon a grocer and corn dealer. Transported after his 3rd conviction. Married Mary Crane at Norbury, Cheshire, England whilst both were still minors. After his transportation his wife Mary would have nothing more to do with him and declared herself a widow. When her daughter Eliza married William Hurdus (my Grandfather) She went to live as housekeeper to them until she died in 1901 without ever acknowledging a husband in Tsmania. Ephraim does not seem to have remarried and I have circumstantial evidence that he died in New Zealand 04 May 1900. Even after his freedom he appears in Tasmanian Police Records a few times - one notable event is in 1861 his "losing" 200 sheep!! Oatlands, Tas. Ron Hurdus 11 Oct 2014.