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Personal Information
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Voyage
Transportation
William Campion was transported on the Fairlie, departing 9th Mar 1852 and arriving 3rd Jul 1852 with 306 passengers.
Fairlie (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/17, Page Number 341 (173) |
| 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
His father was John Campion b. 1789 at Baston Lincolnshire England. His mother was Jane Gulson/Campion.He had a wife, Ann, and son, William Winter Campion back in Spalding England.His two brothers John and Emblin Campion emigrated to Canterbury NZ about 1850. He served 6 yrs 7 mths of his sentence then was pardoned in 1859. He then disappears from the record.
His parents were John Campion and Jane Campion nee Gulson of Baston Lincolnshire England. He had at least two older brothers, John and Emblin who emigrated to NZ in 1850s, also a younger sister Jemima. In the 1841 census 12 year old William is living with his parents and Jemima in Lobthorpe, North Witham. Lincs.In Oct 1841 his father,John, was killed in a fall from a cornstack, and the family broke up. On 26 Oct 1845 , William married Ann Winter who gave birth to their son. William Winter Campion, 15 Mar 1846.