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Transportation
William Denby was transported on the Active, Albermarle, Atlantic, Barrington, Britannia, Mary Ann, Matilda, Salamander And William And Ann, departing 31st Dec 1790 and arriving 9th Jul 1791 with 1265 passengers.
The Third Fleet consisted of 11 Vessels. Active, Albermarle, Atlantic, Barrington, Britannia, Gorgon, Mary Ann, Matilda, Queen (from Ireland) Salamander and William and Ann. These vessels were provided by a private company; Camden, Calvert and King to ship convicts to the colony.
Active, Albermarle, Atlantic, Barrington, Britannia, Mary Ann, Matilda, Salamander And William And Ann (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 118 Old Bailey online https://www.oldbaileyonline.org/record/t17900424-20 Digital panopticon https://www.digitalpanopticon.org/life?id=obpt17900424-20-defend229 (See also the trial of Mary Cross - Old Bailey online https://www.oldbaileyonline.org/record/t17900707-12 ) |
| 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 - ACTIVE ***
The thief who testified against Denby was also a witness against Mary Cross for recieving stolen lead Mary Cross was defended by Mr Garrow who showed she had been entrapped because the lead had been first recovered before Merchant cooperated in selling it to her. Mary Cross was found not guilty These cases show the juries were not prepared to convict on evidence from others involved in these crimes.
The charge was theft from specified place. Digital panopticon has linked Denby's records to transportation on the Active
William Denby was tried with two others for stealing lead from the gutters of houses under construction in Manchester Square, London. Just north of Oxford Street, Manchester Square would have been one of the up-market residential squares of the developing West End. The builder was tipped off that lead was being stolen at night from his site and laid in wait with some men. They disrupt the theft when a large amount (over 200 kgs) had been stripped and moved but not yet taken away. The witnesses are the builder (who can say it was his lead and had been removed), one of the men (who is prepared to say Denby was a thief he actually saw well enough to identify) and another of the originally four thieves who identified all three defendants as taking part). Denby is the only one convicted, so the thief's testimony wasn't accepted as reliable.