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Henry Weekes was transported on the Adele Marquard, departing 10th Dec 1840 and arriving 27th Mar 1841 with 13 passengers.
A barque, 221 tons, Sailed from Calcutta via Madras 10/12/1840 with 1,000 bags of wheat and 13 Male Prisoners of the British Crown.
Adele MarquardReferences
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Convict Notes
28 October, 1843: Appointed as a Constable. 22 December, 1846: Ticket of Leave issued (https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON37-1-1$init=CON37-1-1p77). --0--
IN VDL: 16 April, 1841: On arrival in VDL, Henry Weekes was listed as #2829, a linen draper, 27 years old, single, literate, Church of England; native place Tenby, near Pembroke, South Wales; family—father, living at his native place, was a chief officer of police. Henry Weekes had served in the 49th for three years. He said he had been transported for "stealing a gold ring from Messrs Filson and Charles, from their shop” (https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON16-1-1$init=CON16-1-1P166). --0--
TRANSPORTATION: 27 March, 1841: He arrived in NSW per the Adelia Marqueda (aka Adele Marquard, and aka Adelina Marqude in some VDL records). — 29 May, 1841: He was one of six convicted men, who had arrived per the Adelia Marqueda two months previously, and who were sent aboard the Abercrombie to be transported to VDL. — “DEPARTURES. For Hobart Town, on Saturday last, the schooner Abercrombie, Captain Douglass, with sundries. Passengers-Miss Donnell, three steerage, five convicts, and guard.” (Sydney Herald, 31 May, 1841, p 2 at https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/12869367). [Six convicts are listed as received from the Abercrombie; see https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON16-1-1$init=CON16-1-1P166). —0—
CONVICTED AT: 8 August, 1840: Private Henry Weekes (Weeks) of the 49th (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) Regiment of Foot was convicted at CALCUTTA, India—not MADRAS, as listed above (because Calcutta is not on the list of options). He was sentenced to 7 years’ transportation for “larceny in a dwelling house" (https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON16-1-1$init=CON16-1-1P166). —0—