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Transportation
Ambroise Morin was transported on the Admiral Gambier And Aeolus, departing 30th Jun 1808 and arriving 20th Dec 1808 with 280 passengers.
Admiral Gambier And Aeolus (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 406 |
| 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
HO 9-9-1 Records of Laurel, Hardy and York Hulks, in Portsmouth Harbour, 1805-1831, page 20. Received from Launceston June 12 1807 (3 prisoners) Ambrois Morin, age 22, sodomy, Convicted at Launceston, Mar 21 1807, sentenced to Life. Disd. 13 June 1807.
AMBROSE MORIN TRIED: 21 March 1807, Cornwall Assizes, with Francis Fieudard CRIME: Unnatural Crimes (Homosexuality) SENTENCE: Death Sentence, Reprieved, Commuted to Transportation for Life (Francis Fieudard arrived NSW on same ship) Both men were French seamen. TREWMAN’S EXETER FLYING POST, 26 MARCH 1807 The Assizes for the County of Cornwall concluded on Tuesday, at Launceston, when Francois Fieudard and Ambroise Morin, for having committed unnatural crimes; and William Stephens, for stealing a mare, the property of Samuel Poole,were capitally convicted, and received sentence of death. Salisbury and Winchester Journal - Monday 30 March 1807 p 4 “AT the Assizes for the County of Cornwall, held at Launceston, three prisoners were condemned, but they were all reprieved before theJudge left the town. Ambrose Morin seems to disappear from Government records after being on the ship’s indent. WHY? Did he escape? Did he die?