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Voyage
Transportation
William Coburn was transported on the Sir William Bensley, departing 9th Oct 1816 and arriving 10th Mar 1817 with 201 passengers.
Sir William Bensley (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 299 (151) |
| 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
William Coburn, for embezzling a letter directed to J. Spurritt, ?rford, and stealing thereout a one pound note, death. Chester Courant, 2 April 1816. -------------------------------------------------- On Monday last a reprieve was received for William Coburn, capitally convicted at our last Assizes Oxford Journal, 23 March 1816. -------------------------------------------------- On Monday last, Wm. Coburn, John Sumner, Stephen Steele, William Jarrett and Thomas Fleming, were removed from our county gaol to the hulks at Woolwich, preparatory to their being transported to Botany Bay; Oxford Journal, 15 June 1816. ------------------------------------------------- Hulk Records at Woowich. Received 10 June 1816, Willm. Coburn, age 37, Stealing Borstis? Out of a letter, Tried at Oxford County Ass. 6 Mar 1816. NSW, Life, Trans 5 Sep 1816.