William Arnold

Summary

Born
Unknown
Conviction
Stealing from employer/master
Departure
Oct 1821
Arrival
May 1822
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: William Arnold
Gender: Male
Born: Unknown
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown

Crime

Convicted at: Cambridge Assizes
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 31st Oct 1821
Ship: Phoenix
Arrival: 20th May 1822
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

William Arnold was transported on the Phoenix, departing 31st Oct 1821 and arriving 20th May 1822 with 184 passengers.

Built at Thames, England 1798. 589 tons.

PhoenixPhoenix (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/4, Page Number 111 (57)
Source DescriptionThis 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 SourceGreat Britain. Home Office
Compiled ByState Library of Queensland
Database SourceBritish convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database

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Convict Notes

Maureen Withey avatar
Level 346
on 1st July 2026

Tasmanian Records. Description: https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON23-1-1/CON23-1-1-P001 No 129. William Arnold, age 35, Farm lab & ploughman, Tried Cambridge, 6 Aug 1821, 7 years. Per Phoenix. Native place, Hexton, near Newmarket, stout made, Free Cert 1828/288, 9 Aug 1828. Conduct Record: No 129. William Arnold, Transported for petit Larceny. Gaol report, ??? ( too faint to read) Hulk report Orderly. Stated wife and 4 children at Soham, Cambridge. Mother at Exton* near Newmarket. (His native place is more likely to have been Exning, a village near Newmarket, in Suffolk, not Hexton, Hertfordshire)- this may have been noted down incorrectly, due to his accent, and being unfamiliar with the area around Soham) See record for details of his conduct .

Maureen Withey avatar
Level 346
on 1st July 2026

The following is an account of the trials of the gang at the late assizes held for this county George Isaacson, Edward Isaacson, Wm. Worlledge, Richard Cater, James Bailey, Henry Bailey, and William Arnold, were severally indicted for stealing, in April 1819, Snailwell in this county, bushels of barley, the property of Mr. Charles Filbey, and acquitted.  ... William Arnold, convicted of stealing a wooden measure from Mr. Dobede, in whose employment he had previously been engaged as a maltster, whereby he had acquired full knowledge of the situation of the offices belonging to the malt-house, was also sentenced to transported for seven years. ... Cambridge Chronicle, 24 Aug 1821. The following are sentences of the prisoners who have so long infested Soham and neighbouring villages:—William Day, sentence death. Thomas Isaacson, George Isaacson, James Bailey, William West, Edward Isaacson, Henry Attlesey, John Attlesey, William Worlledge, William  Arnold, Samuel Wright the elder, Samuel Wright the younger, and John Thurston, to be transported seven years. .. Cambridge Chronicle, 17 Aug 1821.