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Joseph Somes Voyage 18th Dec 1845 - 19th May 1846

Joseph Somes

  • Set sail

  • In transit

    152 days

  • Van Diemen's Land

Joseph Somes

Built 1845 at London. Wood ship of 780 Tons. The owner was Thomas Colyer of Kent, the son-in-law of Joseph Somes. Two voyages with transport convicts to Australia: 1845/1846: 1847: 248 male people (known as "exiles" landed at Point Henry, Geelong, Victoria and 1 went on to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania). Queen Victoria had decreed that all of these men (many of them youths from Parkhurst, Isle of Wight) should be treated as "free" upon arrival (significant backlash to transported criminals at this time).

250 Convicts Onboard

ConvictConvictionTransportation
Watson (Alias)
Durham Quarter Sessions
Not Recorded
18/12/1845 - 19/5/1846
Van Diemen's Land
Central Criminal Court
Not Recorded
18/12/1845 - 19/5/1846
Van Diemen's Land
1823 - 1857
Suffolk Ipswich Quarter Sessions
Sheep-stealing
18/12/1845 - 19/5/1846
Van Diemen's Land
Central Criminal Court
Not Recorded
18/12/1845 - 19/5/1846
Van Diemen's Land
Warwick Div. Assizes
Burglary (house breaking)
18/12/1845 - 19/5/1846
Van Diemen's Land
Essex, Chelmsford Quarter Sessions
Not Recorded
18/12/1845 - 19/5/1846
Van Diemen's Land
Wright, Timothy (Alias)
Oxford Quarter Sessions
Not Recorded
18/12/1845 - 19/5/1846
Van Diemen's Land
1816 - 1847
Central Criminal Court
Not Recorded
18/12/1845 - 19/5/1846
Van Diemen's Land
1819 - 1846
Salop, Shrewsbury Quarter Sessions
Not Recorded
18/12/1845 - 19/5/1846
Van Diemen's Land
1803
Salop, Shrewsbury Quarter Sessions
Not Recorded
18/12/1845 - 19/5/1846
Van Diemen's Land

Other Voyages

VoyagePassengersAverage SentenceLife Sentences
Joseph Somes
2/6/1847 - 24/9/1847Joseph SomesVan Diemen's Land or Port Phillip
251
8 Years
0