Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
William Braine was transported on the China, departing 3rd Jan 1846 and arriving 16th May 1846 with 200 passengers.
Built 1837 at Hull. Wood ship of 524 Tons.
China (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/15, Page Number 6. Tasmanian Archives - convicts. |
| 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
AGE: 31 years old when convicted (England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892 for William Braine; England; Oxfordshire; 1845).
TWO DROWN ON THE SAME DAY: At least two men were "supposed to have drowned" at Norfolk Island on 15 March, 1847. The second was William Burgess whose bio is at https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts/burgess/william/7603. Neither man's Death registration or Conduct record refers to this coincidence, or to the circumstances of their drownings (Tasmania, Australia, Convict Court and Selected Records, 1800-1899; Register; Registers of convict deaths, 1845-1874).
William Brain was convicted at Oxford Ass on 05/03/1845 for burglary (1st conv.). 10yr sentence. Transported to Australia per the ship 'China'. Married man, 6 children. Assigned to Norfolk Island (east of NSW but administered by Van Diemen's Land). Drowned 15/03/1847.