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Convict name: Alexander, Benjamin.

sentence_details:
Convicted at Canada, Toronto General Court Martial for a term of life on 03 April 1841.

vessel: Tortoise

date_of_departure: 28 September 1841.

place_of_arrival: Van Diemen's Land.

source:
Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/12, Page Number 395 (199)

title:
Benjamin Alexander, one of 400 convicts transported on the Tortoise, 28 September 1841.

publication_details:
Canberra [A.C.T.] :Australian Joint Copying Project,[1948-1990]

original_version_note:
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 (AJCP).

topical_subject_heading: Convicts--Australia--Registers.

neographic_subject_heading: Australia--Genealogy.

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Butcher, William.

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Cadden, John.

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Chrisham, John.

Convicted at Central Criminal Court for a term of 10 years on 04 January 1841.
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Conden, William.

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Cook, Joseph.

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Coombs, Edward.

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Edwards, Mary.

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Eldridge, Thomas.

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Hills, John.

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Jolly, Abraham.

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McCartney, James.

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O'Bryan, Jane.

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Olding, James.

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Pedder, Margaret.

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Transported by Garland Grove (14 June 1841.).

Ratcliffe, Thomas.

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Transported by Westmoreland (15 May 1841.).

Shepherd, George.

Convicted at Worcestershire Quarter Sessions for a term of 10 years on 05 April 1841.
Transported by David Clarke (03 June 1841.).

Wallace, Ellen.

Convicted at Liverpool Borough Quarter Sessions for a term of 10 years on 04 January 1841.
Transported by Garland Grove (14 June 1841.).

Waters, William.

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Transported by Asia (12 April 1841.).

Weekes, Thomas.

Convicted at Sussex Quarter Sessions for a term of life on 02 December 1840.
Transported by Asia (12 April 1841.).

Yerrell, Thomas.

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