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Transportation
William Gant was transported on the Active, Albermarle, Atlantic, Barrington, Britannia, Mary Ann, Matilda, Salamander And William And Ann, departing 31st Dec 1790 and arriving 9th Jul 1791 with 1265 passengers.
The Third Fleet consisted of 11 Vessels. Active, Albermarle, Atlantic, Barrington, Britannia, Gorgon, Mary Ann, Matilda, Queen (from Ireland) Salamander and William and Ann. These vessels were provided by a private company; Camden, Calvert and King to ship convicts to the colony.
Active, Albermarle, Atlantic, Barrington, Britannia, Mary Ann, Matilda, Salamander And William And Ann (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 125 (64) |
| 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
Digitised Indent of ship Admiral Barrington. John Bensley, Henry Neal, William Gant, and William Smith, Tried at Norfolk, 12 March 1790, 7 years. ---------------------------------------------------------------- William Gant, for stealing two silver watches out of the shop of Suckling Howes, of Downham Market, watchmaker, Stamford Mercury, 19 March 1790. William Smith, Henry Neale, and John Browne, of Burglaries. John Bensley was guilty of Horse-stealing, and William Gant of Shop-breaking. Oxford Journal, 20 March 1790.