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Transportation
William Freeman was transported on the John, departing 26th Jan 1832 and arriving 8th Jun 1832 with 200 passengers.
John 1st arrived in Sydney Cove on the 25th November 1827. 185 Male convicts. of which 7 were sent to the hospital, 3 Died. Surgeon Superintendent- Died on the voyage . John - 1836/1837 Voyage. Medical Journal was lost on the homeward passage by the shipwreck of the Ship "Medora' There is an index only.
John (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 262 |
| 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
"William George Freeman was my Great, Great Grandfather who at the very young age of 14yrs was sent to NSW for stealing cheese (6kg). William was indentured to pastoralist John Hawdon in NSW, then given Cert of Freedom at 18yrs. William travelled with explorer Charles Sturt along the length of the Murray River, the border between Vic NSW and SA. William settled in South Australia and raise a very large family."
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Convict Notes
HO-9-9_4 page 47/54. York hulk, Portsmouth. Received from Fisherton, 13 May 1830. Wm Freeman, age 13/15? Stg. Cheese, tried New Sarum, 20 April 1830, 7 years. Sent to Chatham, 10 June 1830. Hulk Records – HO-9-2_4 (page 15/48) Euryalus Hulk, Chatham. Two received from the York Hulk, 14 June 1830. Wm Freeman, age 13, Stg cheese, Tried New Sarum, 20 April 1830, 7 years. Sent to NSW per John, 20 Jany 1832.
William Freeman, aged 13, for stealing 6 lbs. of cheese., the property of James Elliott, Trowbridge—7 years transportation —Notwithstanding the extreme youth of this delinquent, he has been so long accustomed . to the inside of a gaol, that it has ceased to be any terror to him. Devizes Gazette, 29 April 1830. On Thursday last, the following convicts were removed from Fisherton Gaol, and put on board the York hulk, at Gosport, pursuant to their respective sentences ... William Rose, Wm. Freeman, William Widcomb, William Hurle, William Watts, and Isaac Hudd, sentenced to seven years transportation. The above were convicted our last county sessions. Salisbury and Winchester Journal, 17 May 1830.
William died, aged 82, on 16/4/1899, in the old Marra house on Cunliffe Street, then the home of his daughter Emma. He, Sarah and one son, John Henry, are buried just inside the main gate of the old Church of England Cemetery in Luck Street, Macclesfield, South Australia. Occupation at the time of conviction: Factory Boy.
Born Freshfield Somerset, was convicted aged 13 years. On arrival, William, "Billy", was assigned to John Hawdon, JP. of "Burgalia" Bateman's Bay. Appears he was on the first overland trip by Joseph Hawdon, John's brother,to SA with sheep and cattle. William became a Cobb and Co driver, butcher and owned a farm at Macclesfield. He married Sarah Stacey also from Somerset in Adelaide 15 September 1840. She had come out on the "Charles Kerr" 1840 with her family. William was convicted and jailed a second time for being accessory to his wife burning down their daughter's house.