Elijah Herbert (General)

by Paul Andrews , Shropshire, England, Saturday, June 07, 2014, 14:39 (3611 days ago) @ Jean Herbert

William Mercy, William Fennell and Robert Hawker who are mentioned along with Elijah Herbert in the Gloucester Journal article of 16 November 1850 were imprisoned at Bedford Prison at the time of the 1851 census, 30 March 1851.

Other associates of Elijah Herbert included Samuel Lane, John Minton, John Stephens and John Thomas.

William Mercy was convicted on 7/8/1850 at Gloucester Assizes and sentenced to 10 years. He was removed from Bedford to Dartmoor on 26/12/1851. Subsequently he was transported to Western Australia aboard the ship 'Sea Park' on 30/12/1853.

William Fennell was convicted on 7/8/1850 at Gloucester Assizes and sentenced to 10 years. He was removed from Bedford to Dartmoor on 30/10/1851. Transported to Western Australia aboard the ship 'Sea Park' on 30/12/1853.

Robert Hawker was convicted on 15/10/1850 at Gloucester Quarter Sessions. He was removed from Bedford Prison to Dartmoor on 26/12/1851. He was then transported to Western Australia aboard the ship 'Pyrenees' on 31 January 1853.

John Thomas was convicted on 15/10/1850 at Gloucester Quarter Sessions and sentenced to 7 years. He was received at Bedford Prison on 14/12/1850 and on 15/5/1851 removed to "Defence" Hulk, at Gosport. He was transported to Western Australia aboard the ship 'Sea Park' on 30/12/1853.

Samuel Lane, John Minton and John Stephens were also transported to Western Australia aboard the ship 'Sea Park' on 30/12/1853.

I have searched for Elijah Herbert without success. It is possible that he may have been transported to Bermuda. Although records for Australia are available online through various providers I have not been able to find any online providers for Bermuda. Records of prisoners transported to Bermuda are available at the National Archives, but, not in digital format.