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Transportation
William Entwhistle was transported on the Indefatigable And Minstrel, departing 9th May 1812 and arriving 19th Oct 1812 with 331 passengers.
The Indefatigable was built at Whitby, England. She was square-rigged three masted ship of 549 tons and had three decks; a length of 127 ft. and a beam of 31ft. 8ins. The Indefatigable sailed from England on 4th June 1812 in company with the Minstrel. The Indefatigable came direct to Hobart, VDL arriving there on 19 October 1812. One prisoner died on the voyage out. Having disembarked the prisoners in Hobart, the Indefatigable arrived in Port Jackson on 6 December 1812, departing there bound for England in January 1813. The Indefatigable returned to Australia with convicts in 1815 (see separate listing).
Indefatigable And Minstrel (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 72 |
| 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
York Herald North Yorkshire, England 17 Aug 1811 Wm. Entwistle, for horse-stealing, and also for returning from transportation. 25/5/1816: CP - Listed on NSW Convict Records, but he was definately in VDL at the time. This may be his death: 1/2/1817 The Hobart Town Gazette: On Wednesday arrived the Government Messenger from Port Dalrymple, bringing the upleasant intelligence of William Entwistle (a young man universally known to to most of our readers here) having been drowned on Friday morning the 24th [Feb], at the New River, opposite the farm of Mr T. Massey, Port Dalrymple. The Government Messenger [had] left town accompanied with Entwistle, and swam the river on his mare with the greatest difficulty owing to the rapidity of the current, which was occasioned by an unexpected fall of rain from the adjacent mountains. The unfortunate man followed on an entire horse, who when in the current plunged to such a degree that Entwistle was thrown and never since heard of. This accident is peculiarly melancholy given the universal respect and esteem in which the young man was held by the inhabitants of this Settlement. We have to add that the Coroner of this county (T Archer Esq) gave every direction respecting the recovery of the body which, when the messenger left the Settlement, was unavailable.