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Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
Samuel Ashcroft was transported on the Ocean, departing 22nd Apr 1823 and arriving 27th Aug 1823 with 175 passengers.
The 'Ocean' was an English merchant ship and whaler built in 1794 at South Shields, England. In 1803 she accompanied the ship 'Calcutta' to Australia, acting as a transport supply ship. When the settlers abondoned Port Phillip, Melbourne, Victoria the ship transferred convicts, settlers and marines to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania). In 1815, 1817 & 1823 the 'Ocean' transported convicts to New South Wales.
Ocean (generic)References
| Primary Source | Hereford Journal Wednesday 14th August 1822 |
| 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
Hereford Assizes 5th August 1822: The business of the day saw Samuel Ashcroft, convicted of stealing a box of clothes from a hotel, sentenced to death. The Judge giving him no hope of mercy; Poor old S. Ashcroft must have been worried by the Judge's remarks about no hope of mercy but it seems that Sir W. Garrow either reconsidered his verdict or was having a laugh at Samuel's expense, as all the condemned were reprieved before the Judges left the City.