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Transportation
William Cressy was transported on the York, departing 7th Oct 1862 and arriving 31st Dec 1862 with 301 passengers.
The York I was built in Southwick, West Sussex, England in 1819. 429 tons. Three voyages to Australia with transport convicts - 1829, 1830 and 1832. The York II was built in Sunderland, England in 1854. 940 ton ship. Transported convicts and pensioner guards and families to Western Australia in 1862.
York (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 93, Class and Piece Number HO11/18, Page Number 455 (229) |
| 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 Cressy was my great-grandfather. The name William CRESSY is an alias, under which he was tried for the second time at the Old Bailey. He was deported under this name,and kept this alias for the rest of his life. On his first conviction before the Old Bailey he had used the alias William HENRICK. He was born Henry Brougham VAUX in Feb. 1834,at Stamford,Lincs., the son of Richard VAUX (currier or leather dresser) and Jane WALSH who were married in the abbey in Selby, Yorkshire in 1830. My information on the aliases and the convictions came from the Old Bailey itself many years ago, and the cases are now recorded online. My sources are therefore The Old Bailey, plus hand-written notes left by Williqm Cressy as to who his parents were. The parents had died of cholera in Bermondsey, London in 1849 leaving Henry(later called William Cressy)an orphan along with two infant brothers and a baby sister.The three young children were sent to workhouses, but H.B.V. was fending for himself. Both the offences which landed him in the Old Bailey were burglaries, or attempted burglaries. William CRESSY (i.e. H.B.V) was deported to Fremantle. When his time was up he married Ellen CHUCK who was much younger then himself. They lived in Albany W.A. for a few years before moving over to Tamowrth, NSW. William worked as a stone mason. There was a large family - his son Walsh Wynn Vaux CRESSY went to the Boer War with the NSW Troopers under the name of Thomas SHORT - in about 1906 W.W.V. CRESSY came to NZ looking for work. He married Mary Ellen GEANGE in Mangaweka, and stayed in NZ. His youngest brother also settled here, both working in the timber milling industry. The rest of their siblings remained in NSW and today there are many descendants in both Australia and New Zealand. I have a copy of a hand-written letter which William CRESSY sent to his future daughter-in-law. (Written and contributed by Lorna Lindsey nee Cressy who has researched the family tree).
I am a descendant of william cressy. I have a copy of his photo. He was orphaned at the age of 15.He married Ellen Chuck in 1870. He had 10 children. I am researching his grandsons edward brougham and henry alfred cressy both was in WW1. They are my great grand father and great grand uncle. That makes william my 3rd great granfather. Anyone with more information can contact me on dot1972@dodo.com.au. Thanks
William Cressy was an alias - his real name was Henry Brougham Vaux. He changed his name when arrested. He has many Australain descendents - all from the Cressy line. In his later years he wrote a letter to the government telling them who he was but never sent it.