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Transportation
William (The Younger) Francis was transported on the General Stewart, departing 19th Jul 1818 and arriving 31st Dec 1818 with 250 passengers.
General Stewart (generic)References
| Primary Source | England & Wales Criminal Registers HO27/15, page 122. Ancestry. State Archives NSW (Indents NRS 12188; Item 4/4006; Microfiche: 640). East Maitland Burial Register, 1829-1854 https://livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/ |
| 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
Criminal Registers: Lent Assizes, Offence Burglary, Sentence Death remitted Bound Indentures: aged 30, Trade: Sawyer, Tried 12 March 1818, Ticket of Leave 27/941 Find A Grave Memorial ID: 86580349 Birth 1790, Death 6 Feb. 1835, Glebe Cemetery, Church of England https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86580349/william-francis
Buried 08 February 1835, Glebe Cemetery, East Maitland, NSW. Drowned under suspicious circumstances.
Dorchester Lent Assizes were not terminated till late on Saturday night of the 14th instant. The following prisoners received sentences as under :— ... William Francis, for burglary; ... received sentence of death. Salisbury Journal, 23 Mar 1818.
Colonial Secretary Index. FRANCIS, William. Per "General Stuart", 1818 1821 Sep 8 - Employed at Pennant Hills. On list of all persons victualled from H.M. Magazines (Reel 6016; 4/5781 p.88) 1822 Feb - On return of work performed by sawyers at Pennant Hills from 3 Dec 1821 to 1 Feb 1822 (Reel 6054; 4/1759 p.120) --------------------------------------------------- William Francis spent time as Moreton Bay, but seems to have gone there as prisoner with specialised skills, not due to a Colonial sentence. Moreton Bay Prisoner Register. No 2. William Francis, per Gen. Stuart, tried at Dorset 12 Mar1818, Life. Trade- Sawyer. No details of any Colonial Conviction. To Sydney 9 Oct 1826. Description: Wm. Francis, native of Dorsetshire, age 30, 5 ft 7 ¼. fair comp, fair hair, grey eyes. ------------------------------------------------- Colonial Secretary Correspondence. SRNSW Ref No. 4/1917.1 Under heading: Nominal Return ofCrown Prisoners at Moreton Bay. William Francis, - General Stewart, - sawyer. And General Return of public labour at Moreton Bay from 25 Dec 1825 to 24 March 1826 inclusive. Sawing Pine and Hard Wood for Public Use. 15. William Francis – sawyer. ( He is one of 4 sawyers listed).