Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Francis Davis was transported on the Elphinstone, departing 20th Jan 1836 and arriving 24th May 1836 with 241 passengers.
Elphinstone (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/10, Page Number 221 (113) |
| 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
Beds. Midsummer Session, July 2 & 3. Francis Davis and Richard Street were indicted for stealing fifteen dozen live tame pigeons, the property of Messrs. W. and T. Kempston, of Shillington, on the 16th day of May last. John Kempston deposed that he discovered a hole in the wall on the morning after the robbery, and most of the pigeons were gone. suspected the prisoner Street, and got a constable to search the house, when they saw pigeons fly out of the windows, and afterwards found four sacks of pigeons in the house. Tied parchment round the legs of some, which he afterwards found flew home.—The constables proved that Davis escaped through a hole in the roof; Street was taken into custody, Verdict, Guilty. Transported for fourteen years. Bucks Gazette, 11 July 1835.
New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters. Year; 1841 No; 1104 Name; Francis Davis Ship; Elphinstone Noted against name; DIED; 11 June 1836