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Voyage
Transportation
William Henry Barrett was transported on the Adelaide, departing 16th Apr 1855 and arriving 18th Jul 1855 with 261 passengers.
The 'ADELAIDE’ was built 1832 in Calcutta. Wood ship of 640 Tons. 1849 voyage: Departed London 17 Aug 1849. The convicted persons were then known as 'Exiles' because they had served part of their sentence in England and providing they were of good conduct were to be given a 'Ticket of Leave' or Conditional Pardon upon arrival in Australia. The 'Adelaide' arrived at Hobart, VDL on 29 Nov 1849 and disembarked 40 men. The ship then sailed to Port Phillip, Victoria but was refused entry and so sailed on to Port Jackson, New South Wales arriving there 24 Dec 1849. 1855 voyage: departed Portland, England on 19 April 1855, arriving Fremantle, Western Australia on 18 July 1855. 260 convicts, 1 death. The ship also carried 30 Pensioner Guards and their families.
Adelaide (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 93, Class and Piece Number HO11/18, Page Number 130. Ancestry. England, Criminal Registers (HO27/100, page 49). Gloucestershire, England, Prison Records (Ref.Q/Gc/6/2). |
| 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
Age when sentenced 34y
Convict Index:- Aged 31, Married with 9 children, application for wife and children to come to WA return 31 December 1859, Trade: Corn Merchant Convicted 5 August 1852 Criminal Register:- Trial: 5 August 1852, Offence: Forging an Acceptance to Bill of Exchange Prison Record: Admitted 10 August 1852 to The County Gaol, Prisoner No.2313, Trade: Miller and Corn Merchant, Aged 31, Offence: For knowingly uttering at St. Owen, a forged Bill of Exchange for the payment of 389 pounds 17/11 with intent to defraud Joseph Stinge and Charles Stinge (or Sturge), Discharge 11 September 1852