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Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
William Halford was transported on the Prince Of Orange, departing 1st Apr 1822 and arriving 23rd Jul 1822 with 136 passengers.
Ship Name: Prince of Orange (1) Rig Type: S. Built: Sunderland Build Year: 1813 Size (tons): 359
Prince Of Orange (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/4, Page Number 143 (73) |
| 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
National Archives. Criminal Petitions. Ref: HO 17/44/58 Prisoner name: William Halford. Court and date of trial: Stafford [Staffordshire] Summer Assizes 1821. Crime: Horse-stealing from James Brown of Wednesbury [Staffordshire]. Initial sentence: Transportation for life. Annotated (Outcome): Considered by Lord Sidmouth 7 January 1821 [1822] Nil. Petitioner(s): Two petitions from Thomas Sanders, Mayor of Stratford upon Avon and family friend undersigned by seven principal inhabitants. James Brown, prosecutor. Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): His first offence; he is sincerely penitent; he was tried and convicted before his friends knew of it and were thus unable to give him a character reference; the distress of his afflicted mother. Additional Information: Held on board Justitia convict hulk at Woolwich. Date: 1821 Dec 18-1822 Feb 1.