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Crime
Voyage
Transportation
William Harpur was transported on the Indefatigable, departing 30th Sep 1814 and arriving 26th Apr 1815 with 202 passengers.
The Indefatigable was built at Whitby. She was square-rigged three masted ship of 549 tons and had three decks; a length of 127 ft. and a beam of 31ft. 8ins. (Details of the 1812 sailing are to be found under separate listing for Indefatigable and Minstrel.)
Indefatigable (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 178 |
| 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
Prisoner committed to County Gaol, Maidstone. William Harpur, charged with stealing two pigs, of the value of £1, the property of William Spooner; Also, from the same place, one pig, of the value of 41. the property of William Rolfe. Kentish Weekly Post, 16 July 1813. -------------------------------------------------- William Harpur, for feloniously stealing, at ?nesford, two pigs, the property of William Rolfe. Guilty—Transportation seven years. Sussex Advertiser, 23 Aug 1813.
Colonial Secretary Index. HARPER, William. Per "Indefatigable", 1815. 1819 Jul 10 On list of prisoners to be sent to Newcastle per "Lady Nelson" (Reel 6006; 4/3500 p.175) 1820 Jul 22 On list of prisoners transported to Newcastle per "Elizabeth Henrietta" (Reel 6007; 4/3502 p.145) 1823 Sep 15 On list of convicts removed from Newcastle to Port Macquarie per "Mermaid" (Reel 6019; 4/3864 pp.422-3) -------------------------------------------------- PRINCIPAL SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE, Sydney, 24th June, 1820. THE under-mentioned Prisoners having absented themselves from their respective Employments, and some of them at large with false Certificate's, all Constables and others are hereby required to use their utmost Exertions in apprehending and lodging them in Custody. James Mullins, per Ship Grenada, seaman, aged 28 years, 5 feet 4 inches high, dark eyes, black hair, ruddy complexion; a native of Belfast.— John Briggs, per Ship Baring, 1st, aged 50. — James Woodley, per Ship Lord Eldon, aged 22. —William Harper, per Ship Indefatigable, 2d, aged 30, bargeman ; tried in Kent, August 1813.— James Stacey, per Ship Atlas, aged 31.— John Brown, per Ship Gambier, 2d, aged 32.— Piratically taking a Boat at Newcastle, with which they were chased into Rush Cutting Bay. Sydney Gazette, 24 Jun 1820.
Sydney Gazette, 24 July 1823 Absconded Prisoners 63. Wm. Harper, per Indefatigable; aged 70; nat. of Kent; from Newcastle.