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Voyage
Transportation
William Brough was transported on the Bussorah Merchant, departing 24th Mar 1828 and arriving 26th Jul 1828 with 170 passengers.
The Bussorah Merchant was built at Calcutta in 1818, 531 tons. The ship transported convicts from England in 1828 to New South Wales, from Ireland in 1829/30 to Hobart, Van Diemen's Land and in 1831 another voyage to Sydney, New South Wales. (The ship also made voyages to Australia, in 1837, 1839 & 1845 with free immigrants.)
Bussorah Merchant (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 359 (181) |
| 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
NSW Convict Index. William Brough, per Bussorah Merchant, 1828, Certificate of Freedom, 7 Feb 1833. No 33/0063.
The National Archives. Hulk Records. HO-9-2_4 Hulks at Chatham. Euryalus Received: Twelve from Newgate, 28 Jan 1826. William Brough, age 14, Stg 2 planes, Tried Middx, 12 Jan 1826, 7 years. How disposed of: NSW, per Bussorah Merchant, 19 Mar 1828. Trial at the Old Bailey, 12 Jan 1826. 324. WILLIAMÂ BROUGHÂ was indicted for stealing, on the 16th of December , 2 planes, value 4s. , the goods of James Abel . JAMES ABEL. I am a wheelwright . On the 16th of December I met the prisoner, with two planes in his hand, which I knew to be mine; I asked him where he was going to take them - he said a man gave them to him to carry to a new building in Hare-street-fields; I told him I would show him where he took them from. I took hold of him, but he said he would not go with me. I had left my little girl to mind my shop while I went out, but her mother was obliged to send her out. The planes had laid on my bench.(Property produced and sworn to.) JAMES CALLOW . I am an officer. I took the prisoner, and asked him how he came to do such a thing - he told me not to busy myself about it. GUILTY. Aged 14. Transported for Seven Years .