Convict name: Elder, Gersham.
sentence_details:
Convicted at Perth Court of Justiciary for a term of 14 years on 13 April 1831.
vessel: Bengal Merchant
date_of_departure: 27 September 1834.
place_of_arrival: New South Wales.
source:
Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 443 (223)
title:
Gersham Elder, one of 270 convicts transported on the Bengal Merchant, 27 September 1834.
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 Elder, Gersham.
Bennett, Edward.
Convicted at Kent Assizes for a term of 7 years on 10 March 1834.
Transported by Bengal Merchant (27 September 1834.).
Bindley, Daniel.
Convicted at Stafford Assizes for a term of life on 11 March 1834.
Transported by Henry Porcher (29 August 1834.).
Childs, William.
Convicted at Middlesex Gaol Delivery for a term of 14 years on 02 January 1834. [Transferred to Lady Kennaway at Cork in September 1834]. Died 7 October 1834.
Transported by Norfolk (04 July 1834.).
Cooper, William.
Convicted at Cambridge Quarter Session for a term of 7 years.
Transported by Arab (22 February 1834.).
Davies, James.
Convicted at Chester Assizes for a term of 14 years on 03 August 1833.
Transported by Susan (07 March 1834.).
Davis, George.
Convicted at Surrey Quarter Session for a term of life on 26 May 1834.
Transported by Henry Porcher (29 August 1834.).
Devlin, William.
Convicted at Chatham Barracks Court Martial for a term of 14 years on 12 November 1833.
Transported by Susan (07 March 1834.).
Francis, William.
Convicted at Wilts. Assizes for a term of 7 years on 08 March 1834.
Transported by Waterloo (18 November 1834.).
Fuller, Jemima.
Convicted at Middlesex Gaol Delivery for a term of 14 years on 16 October 1834.
Transported by New Grove (30 October 1834.).
Haslam, John.
Convicted at Lancaster Session of Peace for a term of 14 years on 02 September 1833.
Transported by Susan (07 March 1834.).
Holloway, James.
Convicted at Sussex Gaol Delivery for a term of 14 years on 14 December 1833. [Transferred to Lady Kennaway at Cork in September 1834]. Left sick at Haulbowline
Transported by Norfolk (04 July 1834.).
Mason, James.
Convicted at Perth Court of Justiciary for a term of 7 years on 24 April 1834.
Transported by Bengal Merchant (27 September 1834.).
Ricketts, Robert.
Convicted at Warwick Assizes for a term of 7 years on 23 March 1836.
Transported by Bengal Merchant (04 August 1836.).
Smith, William.
Convicted at Middlesex Gaol Delivery for a term of 14 years on 15 May 1834. [Ship wrecked in the mouth of the Derwent River 12 April 1835]. Saved
Transported by George the Third (12 December 1834.).
Speight, Robert.
Convicted at Lancaster. Liverpool Session Peace for a term of 14 years on 07 April 1834.
Transported by Henry Porcher (29 August 1834.).
Taylor, George.
Convicted at Bristol Quarter Session for a term of 14 years on 04 April 1836.
Transported by Bengal Merchant (04 August 1836.).
Tyler, Francis.
Convicted at Berks Reading Quarter Session for a term of 7 years on 17 October 1833.
Transported by Bengal Merchant (27 September 1834.).
Wilson, Richard.
Convicted at Lancaster Assizes for a term of 14 years on 12 August 1833.
Transported by Susan (07 March 1834.).
Yates, Edward.
Convicted at Stafford. Quarter Session for a term of 7 years on 09 April 1834.
Transported by Henry Porcher (29 August 1834.).
