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Transportation
William Deakin was transported on the Hashemy, departing 2nd Dec 1848 and arriving 9th Jun 1849 with 240 passengers.
Built 1817 at Calcutta. Wood barque of 523 Tons.
Hashemy (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/15, Page Number 374 |
| 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
(From Berrows Worcester Journal, Thurs 4 March 1847, p.4) “Worcester Adjourned Sessions “William Deakin, 22, labourer, was charged with embezzling two sovereigns, at Stoke Prior, the property of Thomas Lett, his master. "The money was given the prisoner to pay away for his master, instead of which he appropriated it to his own use. The prisoner had been previously convicted of felony. GUILTY: seven years' transportation." NSW Ticket of Leave Number: 49/0270, dated 1849, District: Illawarra. William Deacon, alias William Deakin, Gender: M; Tried at Goulburn 1855 for bestiality. Newspapers reported that he was charged with "an unnameable offence" even though they some had the heading "bestiality" above the report (!). "He pleaded guilty but His Honour (Justice Terry) on account of the offence being punishable with death, advised him to withdraw that plea, which he did; and evidence was gone into which was of too revolting a nature to admit of publication in our columns. The jury, after a patient investigation, returned a verdict of guilty of the attempt." (Goulburn Herald, 17 March 1855 p.4.) Presumably this brought a lesser penalty than if he'd been found guilty of the act itself. He was sentenced to two years hard labour on the roads. However, he didn't serve the whole two yeas since he was given a Ticket of Leave in 1856, Number: 56/0117 for the District of Wollombi, given by the Wollombi Bench.