Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
William Escott was transported on the Runnymede , departing 11th Jun 1856 and arriving 7th Sep 1856 with 247 passengers.
The original 'Runnymede' was built in London 1825, 389 tons. Sailing of this ship to Australia with convict transportees, including boy convicts 1839/1840 to Van Diemen's Land. (It appears this ship made other sailings to Australia, as a barque with immigrant passengers.) This Runnymede was wrecked near the Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal in 1844. n.b. There is another 'Runnymede' ship. Built in Sunderland in 1854, the 720 ton ship Runnymede II - embarked 248 male convicts at Plymouth on 15 June 1856, landing all in Western Australia on 7 September, after a passage of 84 days - the sailing also had soldier families for settlement there. A 284 ton barque Runneymede of Hobart was wrecked at Frenchman's Bay, on 24 December 1878.
Runnymede (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 93, Class and Piece Number HO11/18, Page Number 184 |
| 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 |
Claims
"3rd great-uncle, brother to my 3x great-grandfather John Eastcott."
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Convict Notes
Cornwall Lent Assizes. WILLIAM ESCOTT, 19, was charged with committing a bestial offence at Week St. Mary, on the 5th January. — Mr. Carter conducted the prosecution ; Mr. Archer the defence.— The prisoner was a farm servant in the employ of Mr. Jeremiah Martin of North Pertherwyn ; and was a miserably brutish looking lad, in physiognomy and general appearance. — He was found Guilty; he received sentence, DEATH RECORDED, and was ordered to be detained in prison until it should be determined what should be done with him. Royal Cornwall Gazette, 30 March 1855.
The crime charged on some documents have been incorrectly transcribed as 'Burglary'. See court transcripts on the Cornwall OPC website person search 'William Escott' Institution Inmates database at https://www.cornwall-opc-database.org/. See WikiTree profile https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Eastcott-70