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William Finch was transported on the General Hewett, departing 31st Jul 1813 and arriving 7th Feb 1814 with 301 passengers.
The Windham and General Hewett left England the 24th of August, in convoy with the Wansted, Capt. Moore, who sailed from hence last Thursday for Batavia; the General Hewett arrived at Rio the 17th of November, and sailed again the 2d of December. Together with the military detachments, she received on board for this Settlement 300 male prisoners, of whom we are sorry to report the death of 35, whose names we shall endeavour to procure an account of, and publish in the next Gazette, for the information of their friends and families in Great Britain. Sydney Gazette, Sat 12 Feb 1814.
General HewettReferences
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 123 (63) |
| 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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New South Wales, Australia, Settler and Convict Lists Name; William Finch Ship; General Hewitt Remarks; From the Portland Hulk DIED on Passage. 17 Jan 1814. NOT LANDED
Hulk Reports HO-9-8_2 page 17/ Received fifteen prisoners from Bury St Edmunds, 11 May 1813. William Finch, age 45, C.R. Tried at Bury St Edmunds, 23 July 1812, Life, Genl Hewitt.
Suffolk Assizes. At these Assizes, although there were only 11 prisoners on the Calendar for trial, all of them were capitally convicted, and received sentence of death ; viz. … Wm. Finch, for a burglary in the dwelling-house of William Crissell, of Melford ; … They were all reprieved. Bury and Norwich Post, 29 July 1812. -------------------------------------------------- On Monday last 15 male convicts were re- moved from our Gaol to be put on board the hulks at Portsmouth, viz. Henry Neale, James Clarke, John Cant, John Bareham, Joseph Bonney, Wm. Finch, Richard Sculthorpe, John Cook, Robert Wood, Wm. Brackney, Robert Malum, James Spareman, James Eggleton, Thomas Claxton, and Jacob Cook. Bury and Norwich Post, 12 May 1813.