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Transportation
William Hammond Crampton was transported on the Ocean, departing 31st Jul 1817 and arriving 1st Jan 1818 with 181 passengers.
The 'Ocean' was an English merchant ship and whaler built in 1794 at South Shields, England. In 1803 she accompanied the ship 'Calcutta' to Australia, acting as a transport supply ship. When the settlers abondoned Port Phillip, Melbourne, Victoria the ship transferred convicts, settlers and marines to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania). In 1815, 1817 & 1823 the 'Ocean' transported convicts to New South Wales.
Ocean (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 381 (192) |
| 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
Assize Intelligence. YORK. The following are the prisoners who have been capitally convicted, and who have received sentence of death :— W. H. Crampton, Robert Grey, … for forgery, … The two first in this sad enumeration were executed on Monday the 17th inst.— ... the rest are reprieved. Manchester Mercury, 1 April 1817. The following male convicts left the Castle, on Monday morning, to be delivered on board the Retribution Hulk at Sheerness, up the river Medway, viz.— … William Hammond Crampton, Robert Grey, … to be severally transported for life. York Herald, 17 May 1817.
1823 - Liverpool Population Book [no details] 1824 - Return of grain in the possession of settlers in the District of Appin 1825 - General Muster. T.L. Landholder Appin 1827 - 20 August 1827. Ticket of Leave. NO; 27/202. 1830 - 13 May 1830. Ticket of Leave. No; 30/226. Native Place; Fish Lake, York Allowed to remain in the district of Upper Minto Liverpool vide letter dated 5 May 1830 1833 - 19 Dec 1833. Sydney Goal. To be sent to ?? to be delt with. To Newcastle 19 December 1833 1833 - New South Wales Government Gazette Wed 19 Jun 1833 [Issue No.68] Page 235 TICKETS OF LEAVE CANCELLED. Ocean (2), William Hammond Crampton—threatening conduct to a female.
William Hammond Crampton, Hannah Crampton his wife, and Robert Grey, charged with having feloniously uttered, at divers places in the West-Riding, several forged and counterfeit Bank England notes, purporting of the value of one pound.—Wm. Crampton, and Robert Grey, Guilty, death. —Hannah Crampton, to be transported 14 years; Hull Packet, 18 March 1817.