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Robert Hone was transported on the Recovery, departing 27th May 1837 and arriving 8th Oct 1837 with 280 passengers.
Built 1799 Batavia, 493 tons. 1823 voyage. Also arrived the same morning, (i.e. Thursday last) from Ireland, having sailed from the Cove of Cork on the 5th April, the ship Recovery, Captain Fotherley, with 180 male convicts, in tolerable health : no deaths on the passage. Surgeon Superintendent, Dr. Cunningham, R. N. The guard comprises a detachment of the 1st, or Royals, commanded by Captain Gill, who is accompanied by his Lady. Three free passengers come out by this conveyance, at the expence of the Crown. Sydney Gazette, Thurs 7 Aug 1823. 1835 voyage. Surgeon's general remarks. On 5th October 1835, the Guard embarked at Deptford, consisting of 1 staff, 1 subaltern, 2 sergeants, 1 drummer, 26 rank and file of the 28th Regiment, accompanied by 8 women and 4 children. On the 19th at Spithead we received on board 160 male convicts from the Leviathan and 120 from the York Hulk and in the 30th got under weigh, previous to which, the convicts were discharged to the hulks in consequence of their being a great nuisance on board. Source:The medical and surgical journal of HM convict ship Recovery for 5 October 1835 to 16 March 1836 by Alexander Neill, during which time the said ship was employed in passage to Sydney New South Wales
Recovery (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/11, Page Number 45 (24). Tasmanian Archives. |
| 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
Robert HONE was convicted at Kent, England on 16 July 1836 for stealing. Previous convictions, in prison twice before. 7 yr transportation sentence. Hulk report: "bad, ironed for stealing a knife". Sent to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) per the ship 'Recovery' arriving 1837. Single man; a waterman; dark complexion; brown hair; brown eyes. Colony of VDL: Assigned to work service. 19 Nov 1838: Marine Dept - drunk. Reprimanded. Ticket of Leave granted Conditional Pardon approved 20 Oct 1842 10 June 1861, at Launceston, Tas - Larceny. 6 mths hard labour. 25 Sept 1862: Receiving stolen goods. Acquitted. 6 Oct 1864, Launceston - Larceny. Acquittted. 11 April 1865: Idle & disorderly. 3 mths hard labour. 3 Feb 1868 at Launceston - idle & disorderly. 3 mths hard labour. 3 Sept 1883 at Launceston - breach Depot regulations. 1 mth imprisonment. From 1878 to 1883 Robert Hone had several admissions and discharges at the Invalid or Pauper Depot, Launceston, Tasmania. DEATH: 1 April 1886 Robert HONE died, at Launceston, Tasmania. Aged 77 yrs. Invalid. Cause - debility. (ref. 35/1/55 no. 142)