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William Baker was transported on the General Hewett, departing 31st Jul 1813 and arriving 7th Feb 1814 with 301 passengers.
The Windham and General Hewett left England the 24th of August, in convoy with the Wansted, Capt. Moore, who sailed from hence last Thursday for Batavia; the General Hewett arrived at Rio the 17th of November, and sailed again the 2d of December. Together with the military detachments, she received on board for this Settlement 300 male prisoners, of whom we are sorry to report the death of 35, whose names we shall endeavour to procure an account of, and publish in the next Gazette, for the information of their friends and families in Great Britain. Sydney Gazette, Sat 12 Feb 1814.
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| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 121 (62) |
| 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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Year of Birth; 1779 Imprisoned: 1813 - Age 34. Tried: 17 February 1813 - Age 34 Transported; August 1813 - Age - 34 ----------------------------------------------- Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, version 8.0, 04 August 2020), February 1813, trial of WILLIAM BAKER (t18130217-97). WILLIAM BAKER, Theft > grand larceny, 17th February 1813. 333. WILLIAM BAKER was indicted for feloniously stealing, on the 17th of February , a ream of paper, value 18 s. the property of Charles Thornton . CHARLES THORNTON . I am a carman . I lost the ream of paper out of my cart, on Wednesday evening last. My cart was just by St. Clement's church . I was looking back. I saw the prisoner claw hold of a ream of paper out of the cart. I catched him. He made his escape from me. I holloaed out, stop thief. He was soon stopped. I never lost sight of him. Q. How far had he removed it from where it was - A. About a foot and a half. SAMUEL HOLMES . On the evening of the 17th of this month, I was in Clement's inn, coming out of the gate, towards the Strand. I saw the prisoner making towards Clement's-lane. As soon as I got out of the gate, I stepped across, and stopped him. A second person came up and laid hold of him by the other side. He said, what do you stop me for; I have done nothing. I said, my friend, if you have done nothing, you can have no objection to go back. Thornton came up, and said, that is the man that robbed me. Prisoner's Defence. I was making through Clement's inn to go to Westminster. The prosecutor said, I was the person that took the paper. He never saw me before. GUILTY , aged 34. Transported for Seven Years . Second Middlesex jury, before Mr. Recorder. ------------------------------------------------- New South Wales, Australia, Settler and Convict Lists, 1787-1834 Name: William Baker Arrival Date: Feb 1814. Vessel: Genl Hewit Province: New South Wales. Title: Male Year(s): 1816. Place of Conviction: London Date of Trial; February 1813. ------------------------------------------------- South Wales, Australia, Convict Death Register, 1826-1879 Name: Willm Baker. Estimated birth year: abt 1772 Age: 60 Date of Death: 13 Sep 1832. District: Sydney Ship: Gl Hewit.
Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, version 8.0, 11 July 2020), February 1813, trial of WILLIAM BAKER (t18130217-97). WILLIAM BAKER, Theft > grand larceny, 17th February 1813. 333. WILLIAM BAKER was indicted for feloniously stealing, on the 17th of February , a ream of paper, value 18 s. the property of Charles Thornton . CHARLES THORNTON . I am a carman . I lost the ream of paper out of my cart, on Wednesday evening last. My cart was just by St. Clement's church . I was looking back. I saw the prisoner claw hold of a ream of paper out of the cart. I catched him. He made his escape from me. I holloaed out, stop thief. He was soon stopped. I never lost sight of him. Q. How far had he removed it from where it was - A. About a foot and a half. SAMUEL HOLMES . On the evening of the 17th of this month, I was in Clement's inn, coming out of the gate, towards the Strand. I saw the prisoner making towards Clement's-lane. As soon as I got out of the gate, I stepped across, and stopped him. A second person came up and laid hold of him by the other side. He said, what do you stop me for; I have done nothing. I said, my friend, if you have done nothing, you can have no objection to go back. Thornton came up, and said, that is the man that robbed me. Prisoner's Defence. I was making through Clement's inn to go to Westminster. The prosecutor said, I was the person that took the paper. He never saw me before. GUILTY , aged 34. Transported for Seven Years . Second Middlesex jury, before Mr. Recorder. https://www.oldbaileyonline.org/print.jsp?div=t18130217-97