Robert Wells

Robert Wells, one of 310 convicts transported on the Mangles, 24 April 1835

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	Robert Wells
Aliases:	none
Gender:	-

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	-
Occupation:	-
Date of Death:	-
Age:	-

Life Span

Median life span was 59 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to Life

Crime:	-
Convicted at:	Norfolk Quarter Session
Sentence term:	Life
Ship:	Mangles
Departure date:	24th April, 1835
Arrival date:	1st August, 1835
Place of arrival	Van Diemen's Land
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 309 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/10, Page Number 42
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 Project.

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Anonymous on 29th August, 2011 wrote:

Robert Wells was born in 1811 in Oulton, Norfolk, England the son of George Wells and Christiana Smith. He was convicted of horse theft in 1834 and sentenced to transportation. He died in 1865 in Hobart, Tasmania.