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William Betteridge was transported on the Caledonia, departing 5th Jul 1820 and arriving 17th Nov 1820 with 150 passengers.
Ship Name: Caledonia (1) Rig Type: S. Built: Sunderland Build Year: 1815 Size (tons): 412 Voyage Details Source. Claim a Convict website. http://www.hawkesbury.net.au/claimaconvict/shipDetails.php?shipId=186
Caledonia (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 334 |
| 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
Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, version 8.0, 23 September 2022), September 1817, trial of WILLIAM BETTERIDGE (t18170917-119). WILLIAM BETTERIDGE, Theft > grand larceny, 17th September 1817. 1226. WILLIAM BETTERIDGE was indicted for stealing, on the 9th of September , one silver tankard, value 11l. , the goods of Samuel Goodbehere and James Bult . JAMES STEVENS . I am shopman to Messrs. Samuel Goodbehere and James Bult , who are silversmiths , and live in Cheapside . On the 9th of September, the prisoner called at our house - I delivered a silver tankard to him to take to his masters, Messrs. Jackson and Donne, to be engraved, between ten and eleven o'clock in the morning - He never returned it. I am certain he is the man. WALTER JACKSON . I am an engraver. The prisoner was my servant, and used to go round to the customers to collect work. Messrs. Goodbehere and Co. were our customers. He went out on the 9th of September, as usual, and never returned-he never brought the tankard. I could not find the prisoner till last Thursday, when he said - He got drunk, and did not know what had become of it, some person took it from him. He had been six months with us. Prisoner. I have nothing to say. GUILTY . Aged 30. Transported for Seven Years . London Jury, before Mr. Recorder. https://www.oldbaileyonline.org/print.jsp?div=t18170917-119