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Crime
Transportation
William Gates 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 255 (128) |
| 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
Likely to be an earlier arraignment for the same William Gates: Appears on: A CALENDAR of the PRISONERS Confined in His Majesty’s three Gaols of Durham, Newcastle, and Northumberland, to take their Trials, February and March, 1830, before the Honourables SIR JAMES ALLAN PARK, and SIR JAMES PARKE, Knights. DURHAM GAOL WILLIAM GATES, aged 56, ELIZ. GATES, aged 18, charged with having at Gateshead unlawfully uttered and paid to Ann Newton, a counterfeit half-crown. [Original of the Calendar sold at auction in Melbourne 2022. Age is thus, so possibly born earlier than 1811.]
William Gates was 61 years old when transported. His native place was Yorkshire. 29/8/1832: Farmer & Shepherd assigned to William Dumaresq, St. Hilliers. 1837:TOL Holder, assigned to Wilim Dumaresq at Invermein. 1838: TOL Port Macquarie.