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Transportation
Edmund Bowley was transported on the Ocean, departing 31st Jul 1817 and arriving 1st Jan 1818 with 181 passengers.
The 'Ocean' was an English merchant ship and whaler built in 1794 at South Shields, England. In 1803 she accompanied the ship 'Calcutta' to Australia, acting as a transport supply ship. When the settlers abondoned Port Phillip, Melbourne, Victoria the ship transferred convicts, settlers and marines to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania). In 1815, 1817 & 1823 the 'Ocean' transported convicts to New South Wales.
Ocean (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 380 |
| 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
On Friday, George Faulkner and Edmund Bowley, bricklayers’ labourers, of Brighton, were brought before the Rev. T. R. Kemp, on a charge of violating Sarah Phillips girl of 14 years of age, and, after a strict examination of the evidence against the prisoners, they were fully committed to take their trial Suffolk Chronicle, 27 Feb 1817. George Faulkener and Edward Bowley, the former aged 29, the latter 16, were capitally indicted for having violated Sarah Phillips, the parish of Portslade, on the 9th of February last. Guilty— Death. Stat, 31 March 1817. George Falconer and Edmund Bowley, under sentence death for a rape, are to suffer at Horsham on Saturday next. Public Ledger, 10 April 1817.