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Voyage
Transportation
Samuel Freestone was transported on the Marquis Of Hastings, departing 27th Jun 1828 and arriving 12th Oct 1828 with 179 passengers.
Marquis Of Hastings (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 439 (221) |
| 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
Salisbury. The following prisoners, sentenced to transportation for life, were on Wednesday removed from Fisherton Gaol on board the York hulk, Gosport, viz. Alford Bridges, John Walborne, John Moody, John Trapp, Elijah Daniels, R.O. Golway, Wm. Saunders, Geo. Phillimore, Jonas Buckland, Wm. Sheppard, Wm. Baverstock, Geo. Fry, Wm. Curtis, Joseph Curtis, and Solomon Somers. - Samuel Freestone, sentenced to 14 years transportation, at the last Wilts quarter sessions, was also removed to the York hulk the same time. Salisbury Journal, 19 May 1828
At Wilts Sessions, held at Salisbury, before the Earl of Radnor, chairman, and a numerous bench of magistrates, the following prisoners were tried, and sentenced as follows: Transportation - Fourteen years: Samuel Freestone, aged 20, for stealing 3 worsted stockings from a hedge at Westbury. Source: Bath Chronicle and Western Gazette, 24 Apr 1828