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Transportation
Michael Henry was transported on the Nile, departing 18th Sep 1857 and arriving 1st Jan 1858 with 271 passengers.
Nile (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 93, Class and Piece Number HO11/18, Page Number 234. --0-- Edgar, W. (Bill). (2018). “The precarious voyage of her majesty’s convict ship ‘Nile’ to the Swan River colony, late 1857 – and the unexpected aftermath.” The Great Circle, 40(1), 20–43. https://www.jstor.org/stable/26783779 |
| 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
TRIAL 1856: 29 March, 1856: Tavistock -- committal of Michael Henry on a charge of feloniously wounding with intent to kill at Lydford, Devon (Exeter and Plymouth Gazette, 12 April, p5). --0--
TRIALS PRE-1856: March, 1853: March Sessions, Wakefield -- Michael Henry was convicted and sentenced to 6 months' jail for a felony. 20 May, 1854: At Wakefield -- he was convicted for vagrancy and sentenced to 3 months' jail. 4 September, 1854: Birmingham General Quarter Sessions -- Michael Henry was convicted and sentenced to 4 years' penal servitude for larceny from the person; i.e., stealing a watch. He was admitted to Dartmoor prison on 7 September 1855. --00--