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Transportation
Amelia Gill was transported on the Neptune, Scarborough And Surprize, departing 30th Nov 1789 and arriving 26th Jun 1790 with 1084 passengers.
Neptune 809 tons built on the River Thames 1779. The largest ship of the Second Fleet.
Neptune, Scarborough And Surprize (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 69 (36) |
| 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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Australia, Convict Index, 1788-1868 Name Amelia Gill Age 46. [Born abt 1744] Trial Place York Ship Neptune © 2006-2024 Ancestry
National Archives. HO 47/6/42 1787 June 11 Report of Richard Perryn on 1 individual petition (prisoner) and 1 collective petition (49 people, from Sheffield in the West Riding of Yorkshire) on behalf of Amelia Gill, (wife of John Gill, victualler) convicted at the 'last' Yorkshire Assizes in York in 1787, for stealing 5 yards of printed calico, value 4/10 (hid the material under her stays), property of William Armfield, shopkeeper (draper), at Sheffield, on 30 November 1786. Evidences supplied by William Armfield, shopkeeper; Samuel Hall, constable and W. Clayton, Keeper of York Castle Gaol. Grounds for clemency: good previous conduct, has earned her living honestly with her husband (running a public house), gave up the calico without a struggle and according to William Clayton (gaoler) is of a flighty disposition and deserves pity (is in the 'Decline of Life'.). Initial sentence: 7 years transportation. Recommendation: none made.