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Robert Abel

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Gender male. Has tattoo no. First recorded January 1787.

Robert Abel

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The Digital Panopticon Robert Abel, British Transportation Registers, January 1787, Record ID btr71904 (). Version 1.2.1, consulted 29th April 2024.

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January 1787

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Sentenced to seven years. Sent to New South Wales.

Transported January 1787

["btr71904"]

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