Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
William Dyson was transported on the Surrey Or Surry, departing 2nd Oct 1822 and arriving 4th Mar 1823 with 161 passengers.
Built at Harwich in 1811 a square-rigged transport ship of 443 tons and copper lined she had two decks with a height between decks of 5 ft. 8 ins. In 1818, she had a major refit increasing the decks (and convict carrying capacity) to three. She was owned by the London firm of F. & C.F. Mangles.
Surrey Or Surry (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/4, Page Number 228 |
| 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
Moreton Bay Register of Convicts. William Dyson, ship Surry 4, Wilts ass. 18 Mar 1822, 14 yrs, farmer. Colonial sentence, General Sessions, Airds, 6 Nov 1827, crime, killing his master’s horses, sentence 1 year. Note, to Sydney, 8 Dec.
The following were convicted and sentenced as under: Death. - … Wm. Dyson, for stealing from the house of Eliz. Hatt at Hungerford, a note, gold sovereign, and quantity of silver coin…. (All the above culprits have been reprieved). Salisbury and Winchester Journal, 29 July 1822