Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
William Russen was transported on the Arab, departing 3rd Jul 1822 and arriving 6th Nov 1822 with 156 passengers.
Arab had another voyage as a convict ship - after discharging 228 prisoners in Hobart, Arab departed on 26 July 1834 with 11 prisoners for Sydney; arrived there on 15 August 1834. Source: The Sydney Herald, Monday 18 August 1834 p 2 Two of the prisoners were William COMSTIVE, and Thomas HORTON - both having arrived in VDL per "Lady Ridley" 1821; and both having been sentenced to secondary transportation.
Arab (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/4, Page Number 180 |
| 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
Digital/CON23-1-3/CON23-1-3-P041 NO; 300 Aged; 18 years old. Height; 5 ft 6in. Brown hair & eyes Trade; Weaver SEIZED THE BRIG FREDERICK AT M. H. 13 Jan 1834
Benjamin Russen in the Tas archives https://librariestas.ent.sirsidynix.net.au/client/en_AU/names/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fNAME_INDEXES$002f0$002fNAME_INDEXES:1431353/one?qu=NI_NAME="Russen,+Benjamin" One of the convicts who seized the Brig Frederick. from Macquarie Harbour and sailed to Chile He is named in a newspaper article https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/12848817?searchTerm=Daring Act of Piracy&searchLimits