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Transportation
Samuel Denney was transported on the Layton, departing 9th Jul 1839 and arriving 7th Dec 1839 with 260 passengers.
1829 Voyage - Source; The Sydney Monitor. Sat 14 Nov 1829. Page 3. Shipping Intelligence. Arrivals.- On Sunday the Layton from Sheerness, with 190 male prisoners, Surgeon Superintendent Dr. James Osborne, R. N. Lieutenant Miller, 40th Regt; and 29 soldiers of different corps, 4 women and 3 children. Mustered; 188. Died on Voyage; 2. Total 190 Embarked.
Layton (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/12, Page Number 52. Tasmanian Archives - convicts http://search.archives.tas.gov.au/ImageViewer/image_viewer.htm?CON31-1-12,215,42,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 - 5 March 1838. Trial; Chelmsford. 1838 - 12 April 1838. Received on board "Leviathan' moored at Portsmouth. Aged; 29 years. Trade; Labourer. status; Single. Able to read 1839- 3 July 1839. Boarded the Layton for V. D. L.




Samuel Denny/Denney was convicted at Essex on 05/03/1838 for sheep stealing (previous conviction). Life sentence. Transported to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) on the 'Layton 3' which arrived 08/12/1839. Single man. Died on board 04/12/1839 - just prior to arrival of ship.