Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Benjamin Watson was transported on the Lady Kennaway, departing 27th Oct 1834 and arriving 13th Feb 1835 with 307 passengers.
The 'Lady Kennaway' was built in Calcutta in 1817. A large ship of 584 tons. Transported convicted prisoners to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) in 1834, via Cork, Ireland. Other voyages, to New South Wales, in 1836 and Van Diemen's Land in 1851. Image acknowledgement to Grosvenor Prints. Painted by J.W. Huggins.
Lady KennawayReferences
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 398 National Archives, Criminal petitions. Tasmanian Records. |
| 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
National Archives. Criminal Petitions. HO 17/95/132. Date. 1834 Sept. Prisoner name: Benjamin Watson. Prisoner age: 24. Prisoner occupation: Seaman. Court and date of trial: York Quarter Sessions, Beverley, April 1834. Crime: Larceny [on New Years Night] 1834. Initial sentence: Seven years transportation. Gaoler's report: 'Idle, drunken and profligate. Convicted before'. Annotated (Outcome): 'Transported in Ireland'. 'Embarked for Van Diemen's Land'. 'Nil'. Petitioner(s): The prisoner, forwarded in a letter from Captain John Ross. Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): The prisoner had been drinking before committing the crime; prisoner is of previous good character and has a young family in distress. Additional Information: Prisoner petitions from Norfolk convict ship, Cove off Cork, [Ireland], September 1834. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Description Record : https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON18-1-10$init=CON18-1-10P140 Benjamin Watson, age 24, Native place, Hull, Sailor. See for details. Conduct Record : https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON31-1-47$init=CON31-1-47P89 No 1883. Benjamin Watson.. See record for details.
NATIVE PLACE; Hull (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON18-1-10$init=CON18-1-10p142)