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William Green 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 111 (57) |
| 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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Family connections for William Edward (Green) are: GREEN William Edward (Green) was born about 1771. He was tried w/1other for stealing linen cloth, on 15 5 1790, from shop of John (Thwaits) in Holborn at probably Old Bailey, sentenced to 7years, held at Middlesex Gaol Delivery & arrived in NSW as a convict on 9 7 1791 after a voyage of 6months on Fleet ship ATLANTIC. He was Free by Servitude by 1811. He was an emancipist when he married (Elizabeth (Curtin/Williams perhaps her third relationship) emancipist on 8 3 1813 at St Matthews CofE Windsor. He died on 3 2 1824 age53 at Richmond & was buried at St Peters CofE Richmond. [Some details taken from this Website: where information previously provided seems to apply to William (Green BARWELL 1798) Elizabeth (Curtan) was born about 1780/3. She was tried in September 1800 at Morpeth Northumberland & arrived in NSW as a convict on 14 12 1801 after a voyage of 6.5months on Fleet ship NILE. She, as (Curten), is recorded in 1806 Free by Servitude-&, as (Curtin), a concubine no children-working for John (Griffiths). She was an emancipist when she married Robert (Williams his second marriage on 11 5 1807 at St Johns CofE Parramatta. She is recorded in 1811 as (Curtain). She produced 1known child in her lifetime. [Some details taken from this Website; but Elizabeth (Curtan, Curten, Curtin, Curtain) does not have an entry on this Website as yet-added by me] William (Green) & Elizabeth (Curtin/Williams) produced 1 child: 1.William Edward (Green) was born on 23 11 1811 & baptised on 2 5 1813 age18m at St Phillips CofE Sydney. Reference: Craig James Smee 'Births and Baptisms Marriages and Defacto Relationships Deaths and Burials New South Wales 1788-1830' ..a complete listing from church & other records in the early colony.
In the colony, William married Mary Rose, February 15th 1800. Mary had been born in the colony, the daughter of Thomas Rose and Ann (nèe Tropp). Thomas and Ann were free settlers arriving in 1792 as part of a government sponsored program to bring skilled farmers to the colony. William and Mary had 3 children between 1801 and 1805. William died in 1806. Mary then commenced a relationship with James Singleton and had a further 4 children.
Transcript of trial t17890603: WILLIAM GREEN and CHARLES PINKSTAN were indicted for feloniously stealing, on the 15th day of May , sixty-seven yards of brown linen, value 50 s. the property of John Thwaits , privately in his shop . JOHN THWAITS sworn. I am a linen draper in Holborn ; the justice sent to all the linen drapers, that some property had been stolen on the 19th or 20th of May; and I looked and found I had lost some cloth; I had not missed it before. BARTHOLOMEW GROJAN sworn. I am a watchman; I caught the cloth on one of the jockey's shoulders (his name is Green) in Hart-street, Bloomsbury, on last Friday three weeks; I don't know the day of the month, it was half past eleven o'clock at night. Court. Were they talking together? - No, Pinkstan was before Green three or four yards; I asked him what he had on his shoulder, and he said nothing. Did Pinkstan say any thing? - No, when Green threw the cloth down, they run away together; I sprung my rattle and my partner came, and we pursued them and took them. EDWARD EDWARDS sworn. I am a watchman, I came up and took the prisoners, when they ran away they came up to me; when Grojan came up, he said they were the men; Green demanded the coat that was round his cloth; I said you stole this cloth somewhere; and he said he found it in Red-lion-street, in Holborn; Pinkstan said nothing about it. JOHN TAYLOR sworn. I was constable of the night; this cloth was brought to the watch-house, I have had it ever since; I put my mark on it; I advertised the cloth, and the prosecutor came and claimed it; it was about four days after the prisoners were taken. THOMAS CLAY sworn. I was shopman to Mr. Thwaits. Court. When did you last see the cloth before it was advertised? - I cannot tell exactly. Had any part of the piece been sold? - Yes, the whole piece was about one hundred yards; there was about thirty sold, here is sixty-seven yards here. (Deposes to the cloth by a private mark.) Do not you sell the cloth with the private mark on it? - Yes. Had you any more than one piece? - Yes, we had four. Have you sold any of that cloth with that mark on it? - No, the mark is on the outside fold, and we cut the inside fold: on the evening these were supposed to be stolen, we were busy, and I suppose it might be taken at the time the lamps were dull, and the shop was rather dark. Thwaits. I am certain the cloth is my property, there is my own private mark and my brother's. Had you sold any part of this cloth with the mark on it? - No. PRISONER GREEN's DEFENCE. I am innocent of the affair. PRISONER PINKSTAN's DEFENCE. I never saw the cloth or the young man, till we were at the watch-house. WILLIAM GREEN GUILTY, Of stealing, but not privately . Transported for seven years . CHARLES PINKSTAN NOT GUILTY . Tried by the second Middlesex Jury before Mr. ROSE.