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Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
Henry Hall was transported on the Asia 1, departing 29th Sep 1831 and arriving 13th Feb 1832 with 200 passengers.
Built by A Hall & Co at Aberdeen in 1818. A Brig of 536 tons. (Wikipedia) 1830 - Voyage. Asia from Ireland. Female Convict Ship; Stead; Master, Alexander Nesbit M.D. Surgeon Superintendent. Arrived in Sydney Cove 13 Jan 1830. Mustered - 186. Died on Voyage - 3. Disembarked - 1. Total Embarked - 200
Asia 1 (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 179 (92) |
| 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
Henry's occupation before transportation was 'Glass Cutter' and he lived in Birmingham. Henry married Catherine King (free settler) at Scone on 17 Aug 1842, as per the Convicts Application to Marry Register; he still had four years of his sentence to complete. English Criminal Register states his crime as Larceny of a Person but New South Wales Convict Arrivals state his crime as Hedging. Others convicted of Larceny at same hearings received between 1-3 months and some were flogged; Henry received 14 years transportation but no information on what was different about his crime compared to others convicted of same offence. Henry's 4th daughter, Louisa, was convicted of the murder of two husbands by poisoninng, and was the last woman hung in New South Wales in 1889.
He was the Father of Louisa Collins, the last woman Hanged in NSW
NSW marriage: 1843500 26C/1843 - Henry HALL and Catherine RING. Children: 1. Elizabeth HALL 1843 - 2. Margaret HALL 1844 – 3. Charlotte HALL 1845 – 4. Louisa HALL 1847 – 5. Samuel HALL 1849 – 6. Sarah HALL 1852 – 7. Ann HALL 1855 – 8. Richard HALL 1857 – 9. Maria HALL 1862 – NSW death: 10117/1880 - Henry HALL, father William at Scone.