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Voyage
Transportation
Michael Wood was transported on the Pestonjee Bomanjee, departing 6th Sep 1845 and arriving 30th Dec 1845 with 300 passengers.
Built 1835 at Dumbarton, Scotland. Wood barque of 595 Tons.
Pestonjee Bomanjee (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/14, Page Number 388. Tasmanian Archives - convict 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
Michael WOOD was convicted at Clerkenwell, Middlesex, London on 6 May 1845 for stealing a purse & money. Previous convictions for stealing and vagrancy. 10 yr transportation sentence. Sent to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania), Australia per the ship 'Pestonjee Bomanjee' arriving there 30 Dec 1845. Ship Surgeon's report: "bad". 14 yrs of age; labourer; 4'7" height; can read & write a little; Protestant; fresh complexion; brown hair; brown eyes; tatoos. Native place of birth: City Road,London. Father: Michael (ref - as stated on VDL records) Mother: Mary Brother: Matthew Colony of VDL: Assigned to Point Puer (a youth rehabilitation centre for young convicts), near Port Arthur. Further placements in Hobart, Launceston, Perth (Tas), Morven (now Evandale), Impression Bay & Port Arthur. 24 Dec 1850: Ticket of Leave granted. 11 April 1851: Misconduct, in being at New Town races and attempting to pick pockets. 3 weeks imprisonment with hard labour. 29 July 1853: Conditional Pardon approved. 19 April 1854: Departure from Launceston, VDL per ship 'Lady Bird' for Melbourne, Victoria. Ship to Colony - 'Pestonjee Bomanjee'. Status - Conditional Pardon. Steerage passenger. (ref. POL220/1/3)