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Transportation
William Crowson was transported on the Neptune, Scarborough And Surprize, departing 30th Nov 1789 and arriving 26th Jun 1790 with 1084 passengers.
Neptune 809 tons built on the River Thames 1779. The largest ship of the Second Fleet.
Neptune, Scarborough And Surprize (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 59 (31) |
| 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
** SHIP - SCARBOROUGH ** Australia, Convict Index, 1788-1868 Name William Crowson Age 47 [Born Abt 1743] Trial Place Northampton Ship; SCARBOROUGH - 1790 © 2006-2024 Ancestry
Northampton. On Thursday last ended the Assizes for this County, when ten Prisoners were capitally convicted, and received Sentence of Death, viz. ...William Crowson, for killing a Lamb, and stealing the Skin thereof; ... Northampton Mercury, 21 July 1787. At Northampton assizes, … Crowson, Ward, and Cornelius Burrows, all sheep-stealing and William Abbott, for a highway robbery were likewise capitally convicted, but reprieved before the Judge left the town.— Stamford Mercury, 27 July 1787.
National Archives. HO 47/6/88 1787 Aug 8 Certificate/memorial of William Henry Ashhurst on prisoners capitally convicted on the Midland Circuit, but 'some favourable Circumstances' appeared on/after their trial and recommended to mercy on the condition set against their names: Northamptonshire Summer Assizes at Northampton William Crowson, for killing a lamb. Transportation for life.