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Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Henry Spinks was transported on the Hooghley, departing 25th Jul 1834 and arriving 18th Nov 1834 with 261 passengers.
The Hooghley was built in London in 1819. Convicts were transported to New South Wales on the Hooghley in 1825, 1828, 1831 and 1834. 1831 Voyage - Hooghley. Shipping; Intelligence. ARRIVALS. From Cork, on Tuesday last, whence she sailed the 24th June last, the ship, Hooghley,309 tons, Captain Reeves, with- 184 female prisoners. Surgeon superintendent, James Ellis, Esq. this vessel brings out ten free settlers and 20 children, as steerage passengers. Source; The Sydney Herald. Mon 3 Oct 1831. Page 4. Shipping Intelligence.
Hooghley (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 414 |
| 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
Note: This Henry Spinks aged 41 in the UK, Royal Navy Medical Journals, 1817-1856 for the "Hooghly". Not possible to be the wife of Ann Spinks from Lent Warwickshire transported on the Morley (3) with her 11 year old twins, as consistently suggested.
1834: Jan 8 - Bury and Norfolk Post: Henry Spinks, for stealing a chicken from Joseph Neave of Mattishall, 7 years transportation. Could be the same man below: 1818: May 11 - Marriage at All Saints Church Bawdeswell, Norfolk - Entry 21 Henry Spinks, Bachelor of Mattishall to Elizabeth Reeve of this Parish.