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Transportation
Francis Green was transported on the Ocean, departing 31st Jul 1817 and arriving 1st Jan 1818 with 181 passengers.
The 'Ocean' was an English merchant ship and whaler built in 1794 at South Shields, England. In 1803 she accompanied the ship 'Calcutta' to Australia, acting as a transport supply ship. When the settlers abondoned Port Phillip, Melbourne, Victoria the ship transferred convicts, settlers and marines to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania). In 1815, 1817 & 1823 the 'Ocean' transported convicts to New South Wales.
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| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 373 (188) |
| 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
Tuesday morning, about ten o’clock, Francis Povey, from Maidenhead, for burglary, and Thus. Dormer, for stealing poultry, both for trial at the next Assizes, had cut off their fetters, and were going to endeavour to make their escape over the exterior wall of their day ward. They had formed hooks from the bails of their cast-iron pots, which was in their day wards for the purpose of cooking with. They had platted very complete ropes from the short strands of Junk rope to scale the wall with; but the turnkey had an occasion to ask a question of one of them, and entered the ward in time prevent the attempt at escape. Solomon Ford and Francis Green, from Henley, transports for fourteen years each, for sheep stealing; William Wilkins, for burglary, transport for seven years; Samuel Richards, for a highway robbery, from Windsor; and Richard Eagle, for Sessions, for stealing a shirt from Easthampstead, had each attempted cut off their irons, and were to have joined the escape if possible. Windsor and Eton Express, 18 May 1817.
Solomon Ford, and Francis Green, charged with stealing sheep, the property of Daniel Winder, •—Guilty, death. Solomon Ford and Francis Green, both from Henleyupon-Thames, transportation for fourteen years each, for sheep slealing. Solomon Ford was also on board. Francis Green was sent to Mr. Bayley at Parramatta on arrival. Colonial Secretary Papers: GREEN, Francis. Per "Ocean", 1818 1818 Jan 16: On list of convicts disembarked from the "Ocean" and forwarded to Parramatta for distribution (Reel 6005; 4/3497 p.307) 22/1/1824: TOL Cabramatta. 8/9/1830: Permission to marry Mary Doyle (Asia 1830) Mary Doyle was 29 and Frances 47 and free. No marriage registration found - on 2/11/1831 Mary Doyle also had permission to marry John Harrison (Countess of Harcourt) - also no registration found.