Robert Grey
Summary
Transportation
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.
References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 381 (192) |
| 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
Colonial Secretary Index. GRAY, Robert. Per "Ocean", 1818. 1820 Mar 6 Re permission to marry at Parramatta (Reel 6007; 4/3501 p.291) 1822 Servant of Richard Brooks. Petition that his wife, Eleanor Gleeson, be discharged from Female Factory (Reel 6056; 4/1763 pp.197-8) 1824 Government servant employed by the Brooks family (Reel 6002; 4/1781 p.394a) ---------------------------------------------------- Eleanor Gleeson arrived per Elizabeth 1818. -------------------------------------------------- 1828 Census. Robert Grey, per Ocean, H.P. Barracks. (Hyde Park Barracks) 1828 Census Index. Eleanor Gleeson, age 37, F.S. Elizabeth, 7 years, catholic, Dairywoman, Cullen Payne, Goulburn Plains district. -------------------------------------------------- Convict Index. Robert Grey, Ocean, 1818, Ticket of Leave, 34/675. District, Windsor; Tried, York Assizes. Robert Grey, Ocean, 1818, Conditional Pardon, 1 Apr 1841. 42/071. Robert Grey, Ocean, 1818, Recommended Conditional Pardon, 1 Apr 1841. Recommended by John O’Dell; John Panton; Thomas Tebbutt; S. North, PM.
William Hammond Crampton, Hannah Crampton his wife, and Robert Grey, charged with having feloniously uttered, at divers places in the West-Riding, several forged and counterfeit Bank England notes, purporting of the value of one pound.—Wm. Crampton, and Robert Grey, Guilty, death. —Hannah Crampton, to be transported 14 years; Hull Packet, 18 March 1817.
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Revisions
| Contributor | Date | Changes |
|---|---|---|
Anonymous | 12th May 2011 | none |
Maureen Withey | 12th May 2011 | gender: m |
Maureen Withey | 12th May 2011 | crime |