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Voyage
Transportation
William Box was transported on the Hyderabad, departing 15th Oct 1844 and arriving 19th Feb 1845 with 250 passengers.
Built 1841 at Sunderland. Wood ship of 815 Tons.
Hyderabad (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/14, Page Number 205 (104). Tasmanian Archives. |
| 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
Upon arrival, stated he was not married and had never been married or father to a child. Mother - Deborah Brothers - James & John Sister - Ann Native Place - Bromham, near Devizes, Wiltshire, England.
William BOX was convicted at Wilts 13 Aug 1844 for highway robbery and wounding. Life sentence. Transported to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) per the 'Hyderabad' arriving 20 Sept 1845. (Previously convicted in 1840 for housebreaking - 7yr sentence of which he had served 3yrs at Millbank Prison.) Aged 29yrs; farm labourer; 5'6 1/4"; Protestant; can read & write. Native Place - Stationed at Norfolk Island (off the east coast of New South Wales but administered at that time by VDL). Transferred to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) on 8 April 1847 per the 'Pestongee Bomangee'. Assigned to work services. Several records of misconduct (bearing in mind supervision and control was very strict at this time of penal settlement - e.g. playing cards, 7 days solitary confinement). 27 Feb 1855: Ticket of Leave granted. 1855: Married Ann EVANS (transported per St. Vincent) link - http://www.convictrecords.com.au/convicts/evans/ann/40365 20 April 1858: Conditional Pardon granted.