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Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
William Easom was transported on the Glatton, departing 31st Aug 1802 and arriving 11th Mar 1803 with 405 passengers.
Glatton (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 317 (158) |
| 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
Lord Kenyon observed, that the proceedings of the soldiers quartered at Colchester were really dreadful to think of. William Easom, William Mors, and Thomas Beddow, soldiers, were convicted of stealing sheep, the property of Daniel Dyer. There were indictments against all the above offenders, and nine others, mostly soldiers also, concerned with them, for other robberies and burglaries. All these daring offenders were brought to receive sentence. Lord Kenyon lamented that men, whose duty peculiarly called upon them to protect the persons and property the public, should have been the first to have violated both : their cases were attended with circumstances of so enormous a nature, that they had no mercy to expect on this side the grave; and he advised them to prepare for that awful moment which was to expiate their offences with regard to society. The prisoners, who were all young men, seemed very much affected: they fell on their knees and begged for mercy. Lord Kenyon regretted the necessity for cutting off many young men from the earth the prime of life, but their contrition came too late: they were taken from the bar; one of them was in a manner forced away. Reading Mercury, 3 Aug 1801.