Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
William Downes was transported on the Lady Harewood, departing 13th Mar 1832 and arriving 5th Aug 1832 with 201 passengers.
Lady Harewood (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 283 (142) |
| 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
William Downes, a fruiterer, of St. Margaret's, Ipswich, was indicted with stealing 20 coombs of malt and a pocket of hops, the property of Mr. Charles Calver, a maltster of Tuddenham, Suffolk. The newspaper report on William's trial heard at the Midsummer Ipswich Quarter Sessions can be found in the Suffolk Chronicle – Saturday, 9th July 1831 Mark Pilch was indicted with receiving the coombs of malt and pocket of hops and was transported aboard the 'William Glen Anderson' to Van Diemen's Land in 1831 for 7 years. Mark’s son Frederick Pilch was elected a Councillor for Ipswich Town Council: http://www.ipswichluminary.co.uk/town-servants/frederick-pilch/