Name: | Samuel Harris |
Aliases: | none |
Gender: | m |
Date of Birth: | 1794 |
Occupation: | - |
Date of Death: | - |
Age: | - |
Life Span
Male median life span was 56 years*
* Median life span based on contributions
Sentence Severity
Sentenced to Life
Crime: | Stealing a watch |
Convicted at: | London Gaol Delivery |
Sentence term: | Life |
Ship: | Prince of Orange |
Departure date: | 1st April, 1822 |
Arrival date: | 23rd July, 1822 |
Place of arrival | Van Diemen's Land |
Passenger manifest | Travelled with 135 other convicts |
Primary source: | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/4, Page Number 140 |
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 Project. |
Tony Beale on 3rd December, 2020 wrote:
21. SAMUEL HARRIS was indicted for stealing, on the 9th of November , one watch, value 6 l.; one key, value 2 s., and one ribbon, value 6 d., the goods of William Porter , from his person .
WILLIAM PORTER . I am a farrier , and live at Manchester. On the 9th of November, about three o’clock, I was looking at the Lord Mayor’s procession, my watch was in my fob, it had a ribbon and key to it; as I was going up Bridge-street , towards Fleet-market, I saw a crowd and suspected them - I put my hand in my fob pocket, I was hustled which made me let go, and at that moment I felt my watch violently wrenched out of my pocket, I saw the prisoner pull it out, and give to another person on his right - I collared him immediately, and kept him till an officer came and took him.
Cross-examined by MR. LAW. Q. There was a great crowd - A. Yes. I cannot be mistaken in his person.
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Q. Have you enquired into his character - A. Yes; and I find he has been transported before.
WILLIAM HUGHES . I am a constable. I saw the prosecutor holding the prisoner by the collar, charging him with robbing him of his watch, he gave him to me.
Prisoner’s Defence. I never saw him, nor touched his watch.
GUILTY . Aged 27.
Transported for Life .
London Jury, before Mr. Common Sergeant.
Tony Beale on 3rd December, 2020 made the following changes:
date of birth: 1794 (prev. 0000), gender: m, crime
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