William Horatio Brown

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Summary

Born
Jan 1783
Conviction
Bigamy
Departure
Jun 1808
Arrival
Dec 1808
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: William Horatio Brown
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1783
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Comedian

Crime

Crime: Bigamy
Convicted at: Middlesex Gaol Delivery
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 30th Jun 1808
Arrival: 20th Dec 1808
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

William Horatio Brown was transported on the Admiral Gambier And Aeolus, departing 30th Jun 1808 and arriving 20th Dec 1808 with 280 passengers.

Admiral Gambier And AeolusAdmiral Gambier And Aeolus (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 411 (205)
Source DescriptionThis 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 SourceGreat Britain. Home Office
Compiled ByState Library of Queensland
Database SourceBritish convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database

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"He's a distant cousin through marriage"

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Convict Notes

Penny-Lyn Beale avatar
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on 19th November 2021

1817 - New South Wales, Australia, Convict Records, 1817 Name; Wm Horne Brown [William Horatio Brown] Ship; Admiral Gambier - Dec 1808 Where Tried; Old Bailey - February 1806 Sentence; 7 years - Expired 1813 How Disposed of and Remarks; LEFT the Colony in 1814 Went to Hobart ??? 1826 - Colonial Times and Tasmanian Advertiser Fri 14 Apr 1826. Page 1. Classified Advertising TIHE Lieutenant Governor has been pleased to approve the Appointment, as Constables for Launceston, of John Dell, appointment dated 15th February, William Donnelly, ditto ditto 22d ditto, William Horatio Brown, ditto ditto 23d ditto. 1826 - The Hobart Town. Sat 8 Jul 1826. Page 1. GOVERNMENT NOTICE. GOVERNMENT NOTICE. Colonial Secretary's Office, July 6, 1826 MR THEOPHILUS FENTRILL is appointed District Constable of Launceston, vice William Horatio Brown, dismissed.

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on 6th December 2020

Old Bailey On-Line May 1807, trial of WILLIAM HORATIO BROWN (t18070513-24). WILLIAM HORATIO BROWN, Sexual Offences > bigamy, 13th May 1807. 379. WILLIAM HORATIO BROWN was indicted for feloniously intermarrying with Rebecca Willmot , spinster , his former wife being then alive . Q. Read the entry of the 23d of August, 1806. - A. William Horatio Brown of this parish, bachelor, and Maria Parkinson of this parish, spinster, was married in this church by banns; this 23d day of August 1806. - By me, Prisoner. The infamy of the mother has forced me to do what I have done; she has been infamous enough to take the duplicate of a watch from me; she swore her life against her daughter, and detained her in Tothill-fields. As for the two hundred pounds she said I had, every farthing was laid out in the repair of her mother's house, except forty pounds. GUILTY , aged 25. Transported for Seven Years . Second Middlesex jury, before Mr. Baron Graham.

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on 6th December 2020

New South Wales Certificate of Freedom. [NRS 12208] Register of Certificate of Freedoms No; 6/1359 Name; William Horatio Brown When and where tried; Sentence; Middlesex - 13 Aug 1807 Ship and arrival year; Admiral Gambier - 1809 Native County; Berks Trade; Comedian Age; 31 [1783] Height; 5 ft 8 in Complexion; Sallow Hair; Brown Eyes; Hazel Date; 6 June 1814