Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
William Curtis was transported on the Hyderabad, departing 15th Oct 1844 and arriving 19th Feb 1845 with 250 passengers.
Built 1841 at Sunderland. Wood ship of 815 Tons.
Hyderabad (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/14, Page Number 194 References: SWD6, 26/4, 26/13, 27, 28, 32/1, 53 HAP1871/63, POL709 |
| 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
Remarks: Off Norfolk Island per Pestongee Bomangee Apr 1847 1860 - Conditional Pardon approved; 17 July 1860.
1855 - Marriages. Warren, Elizabeth: Age: 22 Spouse: Curtis, William. Age: 34 Date of marriage: 03 Jul 1855 1857 - Birth of daughter Elizabeth Amelia Curtis Registered: Longford 1861 - Queen's Orphan School. Application for admission 27 November 1861 FATHER; Francis John Simpson aka William Curtis. Residence; Somewhere in NSW Ship; Hyderbad 1st. MOTHER; Elizabeth Warren Address; Margaret Street Ship; Emma Eugina 4th. CHILDREN; Frances Hannah Simpson Elizabeth Amelia Simpson Remarks; The applicant who is the mother of the children has no means except what she can earn which is very precarious. Her husband having left her in January last, from whom she has note heard for six months [being somewhere in NSW] and having tow other children dependant on her, one named Fr>> John Simpson aged 3 years and Sophia Adelaide Simpson aged ? months, she appears to be destitute unable to help herself 1861 - Orphan Number: 4945 Orphan: Frances Hannah SIMPSON Mother: WARREN, Elizabeth Father: SIMPSON, Francis Mother's ship: Emma Eugenia Father's ship: Age when admitted: 6yrs 3mths Date admitted: 6 Dec 1861 Date discharged: 20 Jul 1867, 12 May 1868, 25 Mar 1873 Institution(s): Queens Orphan School Discharged to: James Garrard, Commisariat Office, E T Brown, Green Ponds, John Palmer, Upper Bagdad Remarks: father deserted 1861 - Orphan Number: 4944 Orphan: Elizabeth Amelia SIMPSON Mother: WARREN, Elizabeth Father: SIMPSON, Francis Mother's ship: Emma Eugenia Father's ship: Age when admitted: 4yrs 11mths Date admitted: 6 Dec 1861, 4 Jan 1873 Date discharged: 26 Jan 1870, 1 Feb 1873, 13 Oct 1873, Institution(s): Queens Orphan School Discharged to: W F Wathan, Launceston, returned QO, then Christian Bose, Huon, Mrs Hunt, Macquarie St Remarks: absconded 11 Jan 1874 and arrested 16 Jan 1874 - father deserted