Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
William Ashen was transported on the Susan, departing 29th Jul 1837 and arriving 21st Nov 1837 with 302 passengers.
Susan (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/11, Page Number 124 |
| 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
National Archives. Criminal Petitions. HO 17/38/88. Date: Jan 1837. Prisoner name: William Ashen. Prisoner age: 22 years. Court and date of trial: Suffolk Quarter Sessions, Bury St Edmunds, January 1837. Crime: Stealing fowls from [Charles Worter of Mildenhall, Suffolk]. Initial sentence: Seven years transportation. Gaoler's report: 'Character reported bad'. Annotated (Outcome): 'Nil'. Petitioner(s): Reverend John Hardy Raven (Curate of Mildenhall, convict's home parish), undersigned by James Mead (churchwarden). Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): The punishment is so severe for the crime involved that it is injurious to both the convict and society. Other papers: Memorial from [Charles Worter] (prosecutor) and 12 inhabitants of Mildenhall against any mitigation of sentence. A further letter opposing mitigation from Sir Henry Edward Bunbury. Thos against any mitigation of sentence claim the convict is one of the ringleaders of a gang of thieves and since the formation of the Lachford Union there is no want of employment in the area to excuse the thefts.