Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Melmor Davis was transported on the Lord William Bentinck, departing 11th Apr 1838 and arriving 26th Aug 1838 with 321 passengers.
Lord William Bentinck (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/11, Page Number 246. Tasmanian Archives - convicts http://search.archives.tas.gov.au/ImageViewer/image_viewer.htm?CON31-1-12,215,4,L,80. |
| 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
1838 - 2 January. Trial; Offence; Stealing Hay 1838 - 17 January. Received on board the Hulk, York. Moored at Gosport. Age;52 years. Trade; Carpenter. Status; Married - 5 Children 1838 - 4 April. Boarded the Lord William Bentinck.
Melmoi or Melmor Davis was convicted at Dorset on 02/01/1832 for stealing. Previous convictions for horse stealing and poaching. 7yr transportation sentence. Transported to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) on the 'Lord William Bentinck', arriving 25/08/1832. Hulk Report: Good Married man, wife Elizabeth and 2 (?) children at native place near .....ford. Assignments in Colony: 1840 road gang, in chains. Died Launceston, Tasmania on 30/07/1841.