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Transportation
William Grainger was transported on the Coromandel And Experiment, departing 31st Oct 1803 and arriving 7th May 1804 with 338 passengers.
Coromandel And Experiment (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 359 (179). Tasmanian Archives - convict records https://linctas.ent.sirsidynix.net.au |
| 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
Committed last week by our Magistrates to Warwick gaol, T. Morley, alias Wright, alias Smawley, alias Old Tom, alias Long Tom, alias Old Fox, alias Thompson ; W. Grainger, alias Lappidge, and Mary Lappidge, charged with dealing in forged Bank of England Notes, ... Aris’s Birmingham Gazette, 4 Oct 1802. The Assize for this County concluded on Wednesday, when the following nineteen prisoners were capitally convicted and received sentence of death, viz… T. Morley, alias Long Tom, Mary Lappage, and W. Grainger, for uttering forged Bank of England notes ;, ... Richards, Bolton, Morley, and Lappage, are left for execution, and the others reprieved. Aris’s Birmingham Gazette, 4 April 1803.
Committed last week by our Magistrates to Warwick gaol, T. Morley, alias Wright, alias Smawley, alias Old Tom, alias Long Tom, alias Old Fox, alias Thompson ; W. Grainger, alias Lappidge, and Mary Lappidge, charged with dealing in forged Bank of England Notes, ... Aris’s Birmingham Gazette, 4 Oct 1802. The Assize for this County concluded on Wednesday, when the following nineteen prisoners were capitally convicted and received sentence of death, viz… T. Morley, alias Long Tom, Mary Lappage, and W. Grainger, for uttering forged Bank of England notes ;, ... Richards, Bolton, Morley, and Lappage, are left for execution, and the others reprieved. Aris’s Birmingham Gazette, 4 April 1803.
William GRAINGER was transferred to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania), 1820. Convict Conduct Record: 20 Oct 1825 - Drunk & disorderly. Fined 5/-. 10 Dec 1827 - Drunk & disorderly. Fined 5/-. Ticket of Leave granted. 10 Dec 1828: Drunk & disorderly. Fined 5/-. Conditional Pardon approved. No. 99.
Grainger's partner Mary Lappidge or Lappage was hanged at Warwick on 15 April 1803. See also Bank of England archive: http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/archive/Documents/archivedocs/commlawsuits/18021815/cls0707180207111805b1.pdf page 9