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Historical records matching Arthur Atkins, Convict "Lord Hungerford" 1821
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About Arthur Atkins, Convict "Lord Hungerford" 1821
- Convicted on 30 Nov 1818 @ Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England
- Tried at Wells, 11 Jan 1819 for stealing cheese. Sentenced - three consecutive months of hard labour, two weeks of that time to be in solitary confinement, & to be once publicly whipped. Fined one shilling.
- Convicted on 8 Jan 1821 @ Somerset Quarter Sessions, Wells, for stealing a flank of beef on 19 Oct 1820; sentenced to 7 years-transportation. Delivered on board Justitia, a prison hulk on the river Thames.
- Born Bath, Butcher, Age-19 @ Jan 1821, height-5' 43/4", eyes-dark brown & dark brown hair
- Left the Thames July 1921 & arrived V.D.L. aboard the "Lord Hungerford" 26 Dec. 1821
Gaol reported Arthur as being an 'old offender'
Appears to have been assigned to a boat crew in Hobart once completion of his probation period, servicing moored boats and prison hulks (York). This provides insight as to why Atkins became a whaler; in a row-boat
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There are two dates 12 mo. apart for the baptism of Arthur Atkins (FreeReg & FamilySearch), whose parents in each case were Ann & Edward. This could be a transcription error, or alternatively, the boy baptised in 1802 died soon thereafter with Ann already pregnant with a son who was baptised on the same date 12 mo. later. Possible?, maybe, but unlikely.
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Arthur Atkins, Convict "Lord Hungerford" 1821's Timeline
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April 3, 1803
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Somerset, England, United Kingdom
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April 3, 1803
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Saints Peter & Paul, Bath, Somerset, England
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| 1833 |
January 11, 1833
Age 29
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Hobart, TAS, Australia
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January 11, 1833
Age 29
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Hobart, TAS, Australia
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1833
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Hobart, Tasmania
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