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Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
William Dockerell was transported on the Fortune And Alexander, departing 31st Dec 1805 and arriving 12th Jul 1806 with 309 passengers.
Fortune And Alexander (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 369 (184) |
| 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
Captivity Hulk Records. HO-9-8-3. Page 13. Received five from Cambridge, 30 March 1805, William Dockerell, age 34, G. Ly. Tried Cambridge, 12 March 1805. 7 years. Sent on board the Fortune, ? Jan 1806.
Huge discrepancies in William's age - most likely would be born 1771 as he was listed as 34 years old when on the Hulk Captivity in 1805, before transportation - birth dates of 1790, 1768, 1770 all listed. 25/11/1811: William married Susannah Noon alias Susan Gage (Admiral Gambier and Friends, 1811) - NSW BDM lists them as William Doewra and Susannah Noen - Married at St. Matthew's, Sydney. Susannah was 14/15 years old when married and William was about 40. No children listed. William was a carpenter in government employ. C1820: Susannah and William moved to Sydney - C1821 advertisements appear in the Sydney Gazette for their shop in George Street. 22/1/1824: William died in Sydney, aged 56?? Susannah then married Samuel Cave (Royal Charlotte 1825) on 25/10/1825 at St. James, Sydney. They later went to NZ - Susannah died 30/6/1852 at Picton, NZ.
At Cambridge assizes, -Wm. Dockerell, for stealing beans, and John Maskey, for stealing stockings, were each sentenced to 7 years' transportation. Stamford Mercury, 22 March 1805.
The Colonial Secretary Index, 1788-1825, has information on this person as follows: DOCKERELL, William. Per "Fortune", 1806 1810 Nov 3 - Carpenter. On weekly return of Government men at labour at the Greenhills, Hawkesbury; listed as Dockery (Reel 6040; 9/2673 p.133) 1816 Sep 17 - Carpenter of Hawkesbury District. Requesting remuneration for having served four years extra owing to error in records (Reel 6046; 4/1736 p.116) 1820 Jun 30 - Memorial (Fiche 3017; 4/1823 No.191 p.427)