William Hall

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Summary

Born
Jan 1795
Conviction
Cow stealing
Departure
Sep 1819
Arrival
Jan 1820
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: William Hall
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1795
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Unknown

Crime

Crime: Cow stealing
Convicted at: Devon Assizes
Sentence term: 99 years

Voyage

Departed: 11th Sep 1819
Ship: Dromedary
Arrival: 10th Jan 1820
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

William Hall was transported on the Dromedary, departing 11th Sep 1819 and arriving 10th Jan 1820 with 371 passengers.

DromedaryDromedary (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 203 (103)
Source DescriptionThis 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 SourceGreat Britain. Home Office
Compiled ByState Library of Queensland
Database SourceBritish convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database

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Convict Notes

Dianne Jones avatar
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on 15th June 2022

OCCUPATION: Farm labourer (New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849; Tasmania; List of convicts (incomplete); 1817-1821)). --00--

Dianne Jones avatar
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on 15th June 2022

PARDONS: 24 December, 1835: William Hall received a Conditional Pardon #787. 17 November, 1848: His Conditional Pardon was "extended to all Colonies" (https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON31-1-18$init=CON31-1-18p62). --0--

Dianne Jones avatar
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on 15th June 2022

MARRIAGE: 31 October and December 1832: Sarah Leggatt per Providence (7 years for larceny) and William Hall per Dromedary applied for and received permission to marry (https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON45-1-1). 14 January, 1833: The couple married at Sorell — William Hall, bachelor of Pitt Water and Sarah Leggatt, spinster of Kangaroo Point. Service performed by James Norman; witnesses Edward Garth of Sandy Bay and Elizabeth Reardon of Green Hills (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD36-1-2p108j2k). See Sarah's bio at https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts/leggatt/sarah/75407. --0--

Dianne Jones avatar
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on 15th June 2022

IN VDL: On arrival in VDL, William Hall was listed as convict #173; convicted 1819; sentenced to life. These are the only details on his VDL Conduct record, other than the dates of his Conditional Pardon and its extension (as below) (https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON31-1-18$init=CON31-1-18p62). --0--

Dianne Jones avatar
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on 15th June 2022

TRANSPORTATION: 25 August, 1819: Sent from the Leviathan to board the convict ship for transportation to NSW. Of the 370 men who went aboard the Dromedary, 1 was re-landed, 22 were landed in NSW and 347 were landed in VDL (http://foundersandsurvivors.org/pubsearch/convict/chain/c31a31180173). --0--

Dianne Jones avatar
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on 15th June 2022

JAIL: 28 May, 1819: Received from Exeter aboard the Leviathan prison hulk at Portsmouth, William Hall was prisoner #4342, sentenced to transportation for life (UK, Prison Hulk Registers and Letter Books, 1802-1849 for William Hall; Leviathan; Register; 1801-1836). --0--

Dianne Jones avatar
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on 15th June 2022

TRIAL: 15 March, 1819: Convicted at the Lent Assizes, County of Devon, and sentenced to death for cattle stealing; commuted to transportation for life (England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892 for William Hall; England; Devon; 1819). --0--