Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
William Adams was transported on the Surrey Or Surry, departing 19th Nov 1832 and arriving 9th Mar 1833 with 216 passengers.
Built at Harwich in 1811 a square-rigged transport ship of 443 tons and copper lined she had two decks with a height between decks of 5 ft. 8 ins. In 1818, she had a major refit increasing the decks (and convict carrying capacity) to three. She was owned by the London firm of F. & C.F. Mangles.
Surrey Or Surry (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 470 Old Bailey online https://www.oldbaileyonline.org/record/t18320906-10 Digital panopticon https://www.digitalpanopticon.org/life?id=obpt18320906-10-defend210 Petition file HO 17/69/89 UK National Archives Discovery Advanced Search |
| 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
Case was for violent theft of an Excise- officer's watch by a gang of footpads. At trial and in petition prisoner maintains that he was at home and this is mistaken identity (based on police having his previous charges history). Originally sentenced to death but respited to transportation for life. Ordered to the hulk Retribution