Peter
Rhodes
Born in Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Ancestors 
Son of David Rhodes
and [mother unknown]
Brother of
John Rhodes and Sarah Rhodes
Husband of
Matilda (Brown) Rhodes
— married
6 Nov 1837 in Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land, Australia
Descendants 
Father of
James Rhodes, Elizabeth (Rhodes) Gurney, William Rhodes, Samuel Rhodes, Martha Matilda (Rhodes) Horridge and Harriet (Rhodes) McKay
Died
at age 48
in Hindmarsh, South Australia, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Sep 2014
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Biography
Peter Rhodes was a convict after the Third Fleet transported to Van Diemen's Land
Peter Rhodes was convicted of stealing a bottle of whisky & transported to Van Diemans Land for seven years. He arrived at Hobart Town on the 7th of November 1830 on ship "Persian".
Sources
- Lorna M Sincock letters
- Marriage "Australia, Tasmania, Civil Registration, 1803-1933," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q279-9RQK : 26 August 2016), Peter Rhodes and Matilda Brown, 06 Nov 1837; citing Marriage 06 Nov 1837, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, line #7487, Archives Office of Tasmania, Hobart; FHL microfilm 7,368,152. Matilda Brown married Peter Rhodes 06 November 1837 at Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
- Immigration
- Convicts on the transport ship Persian - 1830 from The Convict Stockade at: http://www.historyaustralia.org.au/twconvic/Persian+1830
- Details for the ship Persian (2) (1830) from the Claim a Convict website at: http://www.hawkesbury.net.au/claimaconvict/shipDetails.php?shipId=433
- Persian voyage to Van Diemen's Land, Australia in 1830 with 198 passengers from the Convict Records website
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