Convict name: Benson, John.
sentence_details:
Convicted at Central Criminal Court for a term of 10 years on 31 December 1838.
vessel: Canton
date_of_departure: 20 September 1839.
place_of_arrival: Van Diemen's Land.
source:
Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/12, Page Number 90
title:
John Benson, one of 240 convicts transported on the Canton, 20 September 1839.
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.
: australia-genealogy
Connected with Benson, John.
Bain, Helen.
Convicted at Perth Court of Justiciary for a term of 7 years on 03 October 1838.
Transported by Mary Anne (16 July 1839.).
Bradshaw, William.
Convicted at York, West Riding Quarter Sessions for a term of 7 years on 23 July 1838.
Transported by Barossa (31 July 1839.).
Cunningham, William.
Convicted at Stafford Quarter Sessions for a term of 10 years on 16 October 1838. Died 19 April 1841.
Transported by Layton (09 July 1839.).
Fazakerley, Henry.
Convicted at Lancaster, Liverpool Quarter Sessions for a term of 7 years on 22 July 1839.
Transported by Woodbridge (10 October 1839.).
Fitzpatrick, Matthew.
Convicted at York (West Riding) Quarter Sessions for a term of 7 years on 22 October 1838.
Transported by Egyptian (05 April 1839.).
Frost, John.
Convicted at Sussex Quarter Sessions for a term of 14 years on 03 January 1839.
Transported by Layton (09 July 1839.).
Halliday, Harriet.
Convicted at Devon, Exeter Quarter Sessions for a term of 10 years on 01 July 1839.
Transported by Gilbert Henderson (10 December 1839.).
Manifold, John D.
Convicted at Warwick, Coventry Quarter Sessions for a term of 7 years on 02 July 1838.
Transported by Woodbridge (10 October 1839.).
Marchment, James.
Convicted at Central Criminal Court for a term of 10 years on 14 May 1838.
Transported by Woodbridge (10 October 1839.).
Moore, Edward.
Convicted at Lancaster, Liverpool Quarter Sessions for a term of 7 years on 15 April 1839.
Transported by Runnymede (11 November 1839.).
Nettleton, Charles.
Convicted at Devon, Plymouth Quarter Sessions for a term of 10 years on 29 October 1838.
Transported by Canton (20 September 1839.).
Olding, Joseph.
Convicted at Southampton Quarter Sessions for a term of 10 years on 02 July 1838.
Transported by Layton (09 July 1839.).
Ravenscroft, Jane.
Convicted at Lancaster, Liverpool Quarter Sessions for a term of 7 years on 07 January 1839.
Transported by Hindostan (06 May 1839.).
Smith, John.
Convicted at Huntingdon Quarter Sessions for a term of 10 years on 15 October 1838.
Transported by Layton (09 July 1839.).
Smith, Sarah.
Convicted at Hereford Quarter Sessions for a term of 7 years on 31 December 1838.
Transported by Hindostan (06 May 1839.).
Sullivan, James.
Convicted at Glasgow Court of Justiciary for a term of 7 years on 02 May 1839.
Transported by Runnymede (11 November 1839.).
Waggoner, James.
Convicted at Upper Canada Court Martial for a term of life on 18 July 1838.
Transported by Marquis of Hastings (16 March 1839.).
Williams, Elizabeth.
Convicted at Oxford, Banbury Quarter Sessions for a term of 10 years on 06 April 1839.
Transported by Mary Anne (16 July 1839.).
