Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
William Collins was transported on the Barwell, departing 31st Aug 1797 and arriving 18th May 1798 with 309 passengers.
Barwell (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 230; English Criminal Register, Middlesex, June 1796 [HO46]. |
| 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 Collins had first been committed to New Prison when taken. * He was tried on 22nd July 1796 before Judge Lawrence at the Old Bailey and sentenced to Death for “stealing in the dwelling of Jane Rowe, Spinster”. * He was “Pardoned on 3rd August 1796 to be transported for Life”. * “Delivered on board the Hulks at Woolwich in pursuance f the Secretary of State’s order dated 14 Nov 1796.” * Description 5ft 4inches, aged 18, fair complexion, brown hair, blue eyes, Church[?] Taunton, Devon (i.e. native place), Butcher. All the above from The Criminal Register, Middlesex June 1796 [HO46] __________________________________