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Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
William Arrow was transported on the Fanny, departing 25th Aug 1815 and arriving 18th Jan 1816 with 175 passengers.
Fanny (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 228 |
| 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
Extract from The Sydney Gazette Sat 30 Dec 1820 Page 3. On the night of the 25th, or early on the morning of the 26th. instant, 13 male prisoners effected their escape from the harbour in a whale-boat, which appears to have been taken from Cockle Bay. … Their names appear in the usual public advertisement of absentees. Extract from Sydney Gazette, Sat 27 Jan 1821, p. 3. PRINCIPAL SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE, Sydney, 16th Dec. 1820. THE under-mentioned Prisoners [thirteen in total] having absented themselves from their respective Employments, and some of them at large with false Certificates, all Constables and others are hereby required to use their utmost Exertions in apprehending and lodging them in Custody. … Names and Descriptions of Prisoners of the Crown, supposed to have made their Escape from the Colony in an open Boat, on the Night of the 25th or early on the morning of the 26th Instant: - … William Arrow alias Stacey, aged 21, labourer, native of Surry, 5 ft 3 1/2 in. high, pale complexion, brown hair, hazel eyes, came per ship Fanny, also ran from Newcastle. The two last persons were servants to Dr. Harris, whom they have robbed of a considerable quantity of property. … [There is no record of the boat or the bolters ever being found, believed to have perished at sea.]
Name William Arrow Age 21 Date of Conviction 25 Mar 1815 Place of Conviction Surrey Estimated Birth Year abt 1794 Vessel Fanny Port of Arrival Sydney Date of Arrival 18 Jan 1816