Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
William Brain was transported on the Palmyra, departing 4th Mar 1846 and arriving 22nd Aug 1846 with 312 passengers.
Previously named "Lady Palmira". Built 1820 at Calcutta. Wood barque of 602 Tons.
Palmyra (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/15, Page Number 31 (17) |
| 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 |
Claims
"William Brain is my great great grandfather on my maternal side."
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Convict Notes
Bedfordshire. William Brain was convicted of having stolen a quantity of plums, the property of William Bimley. One month's hard labour. Hertford Mercury, 13 Jan 1844. Bedfordshire. ... William Brain, by G. P. Nash, Esq., charged with having stolen a quantity of clothes, the property of Thomas Whitelock, of Bedford. Hertford Mercury, 23 Nov 1844.
Indent: Born Cambridge. Mother Kathleen (Bedford Lunatic Asylum), brother George. George Brain (Pyrenees 1851 to WA)
Tasmanian Convict records, Brain family research.