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William Clarke was transported on the Lord Sidmouth, departing 20th Sep 1818 and arriving 11th Mar 1819 with 160 passengers.
A Barque built in Jersey (Briton) 1815. Tonnage 194. Built by Matthew le Boeuf. Three (3) voyages to Australia transporting convicted persons. (The 1821 does not yet have complete details on this web site.)
Lord Sidmouth (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 91 (47) |
| 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
Old Bailey Online WILLIAM CLARKE. ELEANOR JOHNSON. MARY ROBINSON. Theft; pocketpicking. 6th May 1818. Text type Trial account Defendants WILLIAM CLARKE, ELEANOR JOHNSON, MARY ROBINSON Offences Theft > Pocketpicking Session Date 6th May 1818 Reference Number t18180506-91 Verdicts Guilty, Guilty, Not guilty Punishments Transportation 829. WILLIAM CLARKE , ELEANOR JOHNSON , and MARY ROBINSON were indicted for stealing, on the 1st of May , from the person of James Taylor , one handkerchief, value 3s.; one waistcoat, value 3s., one 2l. and one 1l. bank note, his property . JAMES TAYLOR. I am a sailor . On the 30th of April, between ten and eleven o'clock at night, I met the prisoner, Robinson, in Drury-lane , and went home with her. In the morning I missed my money and handkerchief out of my jacket pocket - She was gone also. I had been drinking the evening before, but knew what I was about. JAMES M'CARTHY . I am watchman at the corner of Bull and Gate-yard. I heard the prisoner, Johnson, demanding a 1l. note of Clarke, in Holborn. I turned them away; they went along Holborn, and I followed them. Johnson collared Clarke, and said she would have her share of it. I took them to the watch-house, with assistance. I held the man, and another watchman took the woman. I searched Clarke, and found a handkerchief and a waistcoat concealed behind his back, and a 1l. note in his hand - We had great difficulty in getting it from him. JAMES TAYLOR . I was with the watchman at half-past three o'clock in the morning, when the prisoners were together. The handkerchief and waistcoat were found between Clarke's own jacket and shirt, and the note in his hand. He said he bought the waistcoat in Rosemary-lane. MORRIS WELCH . I am a watchman. I assisted in taking the prisoners to the watch-house. We took Robinson in the room-Clarke belonged to that room. (Property produced and sworn to.) CLARKE'S Defence. I found the things under a doorway. CLARKE - GUILTY . Aged 26. ROBINSON - GUILTY . Aged 26. Transported for Seven Years . JOHNSON- NOT GUILTY . Second Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Recorder.
Absconded Prisoners. 2. Wm. Clarke, Lord Sidmouth; aged 27 ; London; 5ft. 4¼ ; hazel eyes; br. hair, and bald; dark sallow complexion; from Down's Gang. Sydney Gazette, 29 Nov 1822.