Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
William (The Younger) Biggs was transported on the Surrey Or Surry, departing 2nd Oct 1822 and arriving 4th Mar 1823 with 161 passengers.
Built at Harwich in 1811 a square-rigged transport ship of 443 tons and copper lined she had two decks with a height between decks of 5 ft. 8 ins. In 1818, she had a major refit increasing the decks (and convict carrying capacity) to three. She was owned by the London firm of F. & C.F. Mangles.
Surrey Or Surry (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/4, Page Number 228 |
| 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
Committed to Fisherton Gaol: - Jas. Doggett, James Grist, William Timbury, and William Biggs, all of Bradford, labourers, charged with having, on Wednesday the ? instant, stopped William Lemmell on the highway the parish of Bradford, and forcibly taken from him one pair of shoes and one pair of women’s boots, his property. Salisbury and Winchester Journal, 13 May 1822 The following were convicted and sentenced as under: Death. - James Doggett, James Grist, William Timbury and Wm. Biggs, for robbing Wm. Lennell? of a pair of shoes and a pair of boots, near Bradford – … ( All the above culprits have been reprieved). Salisbury and Winchester Journal, 29 July 1822 All four were transported on the Surry or Surrey.