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Transportation
William Adams was transported on the Neptune, Scarborough And Surprize, departing 30th Nov 1789 and arriving 26th Jun 1790 with 1084 passengers.
Neptune 809 tons built on the River Thames 1779. The largest ship of the Second Fleet.
Neptune, Scarborough And Surprize (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 54 |
| Source Description | This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
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Convict Notes
** Ship; SCARBOROUGH. Convict Indents. ** dd noted in column next to his name - could indicate he died date unknown Trial; 9 September 1787
Very soon after arriving in the colony, Adams married Mary Morton (aka Chadderton) (Convict, Mary Ann 1791). They were married October 22 1791 at Sydney. They had three daughters, Sarah, Elizabeth and Keziah in the next few years. William Adams died in February 1798.
William was indicted with one George Riness in that they feloniously assaulted on Charles Salmon, Putting him in fear and danger of his life. Taking from him 4 shillings and sixpence and nine halfpence. They knocked him down and finding that this amount was all he had, discussed between themselves what to do next. According to Salmon, Riness raised the bludgeon and asked Adams "B--r his eyes, shall I go it?". Fortunately Adams said no and to let him pass. There then follows a long and involved account of how the prisoners were apprehended and identified and various witnesses were called to support their statements. Amazingly, Riness' account seems to have been believed. He was found not guilty, whilst Adams was found guilty and sentenced to death. He was transported on the Scarborough.