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Robert Nabbs transportee

sheri

master brummie
By chance I found on the 1881 census a relative who was in Haibonoit Prison, Portsea Hampshire - he may have been on a convict ship/hulk - I don't know if there was a question of him being transported to Australia. His n ame was Robert Nabbs age 28 - in 1891 he is back in Birmingham.
Is there anyway I can find out what he was convicted of?? It would be interesting to find out.
Thank you,
Sheri
 
Apparently, according to Google searches, 'Haibonoit' is a bad mistranscription fot 'The Convict" (Prison, Portsmouth). It was built in the early 1850s to replace ship hulks used as prisons in the area.
As for his crime, it would mean a trawl through the newspapers of the decade (assuming he was at home in the 1871 census), I don't know what records the courts have although talking (or e-mailng if you can't get here) to the staff at the Central Library about what records they have or know of might help.
 
Thank you Alf and Lloyd - I had googled the prison and found the same - Robert was in Birmingham in 1871 - he was 19 then - and just out of curisity I will get in touch with the central library if noone else finds anything,
Sheri
 
Thank you Maurice - unfortunatly I don't have access to Ancestry either - it does seem that the archieves do go to 1882 which would cover the period.Sheri
 
Sheri

The only one I can find is:

Robert Knabbs - Trial 25 Feb 1874 at Warwick spring assizes - charged with rape (15 years) along with
William Kemp - 15 years
Charles Smith - 15 years
George Bliss - aquitted
Thomas Durndon? - committing an abominable crime - aquitted

Suzanne

Suzanne
 
Sheri

have found two newspaper reports. Would you like me to email them to you?

Suzanne
 
I don't have enough Ancestry subs to access the actual page, but the index of Criminal Registers gives:

Name: Robert Knabbs, date of trial: 25 Feb 1874, Location of Trial: Warwickshire, England, Sentence: Imprisonment,
Crime: (need subs to see) Date of Execution or Release: (need subs to see)
 
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Mikejee and Lloyd, Thank you so much for looking - it is possible that this Robert could be the one as I have seen Nabbs spelt with a K before - could he have been sent to Portsea prison for this awful crime - he would have been 22. Your very kind, Sheri
 
Sheri

I am pretty sure it is him. Newspaper reports spelled it as Knabbs and Nabbs and he was a spade maker.

Suzanne
 
Hi smtr, that would be wonderful if you could email the newspaper reports - what a terrrible crime - its possible this the right man as I've seen Nabbs spelt with a K before - would he have been sent to Portsea for a crime like this do you think - he would have been about 22. Many thanks,
Sheri
 
Hi
Sheri


Can't really answer where he would have been sent but I looked for William Kemp the other one on trial and he was a prisoner in London in 1881.

IM me your email please.
 
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