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Transportation
Charles Elkington was transported on the Neptune, Scarborough And Surprize, departing 30th Nov 1789 and arriving 26th Jun 1790 with 1084 passengers.
Neptune 809 tons built on the River Thames 1779. The largest ship of the Second Fleet.
Neptune, Scarborough And Surprize (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 70. Australia, Convict Index, 1788-1868 |
| 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
SHIP; NEPTUNE
... also Charles Elkington, of Liverpool, mercer and draper, charged with stealing on the 14th inst. from the person of John Toothill, of Sheffield- shopkeeper, by force and against his will, four shillings; also charged with stealing from the person of Mary Hughes, of Sheffield aforesaid, on the same day in the market-place there, by force and against her will, three shillings in silver her property. Leeds Intelligencer, 24 April 1787. ------------------------------------------------------ ... — Simon Johnson, William Campbell, Charles Elkington, for divers thefts, and William Campbell and Thomas Sykes, for house-breaking, received sentence of transportation for seven years. Leeds Intelligencer, 31 July 1787.