Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
William Herbert was transported on the Shipley, departing 20th Dec 1816 and arriving 24th Apr 1817 with 125 passengers.
Shipley (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 321 (162) |
| 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
W. Herbert and John Sly , for breaking open and robbing the Wilts and Berks Canal Lockhouse; Bath Chronicle, 8 Aug 1816 In the Hampshire Chronicle newspaper his name seems to have been mistakenly reported as John: Wiltshire Assizes. Monday, the Assizes commenced at Salisbury, ….John Herbert and John Sly were found guilty of a burglary in the house of John Brown, in Pewsham Forest, on the 25th of June last. Death. Hampshire Chronicle, 5 Aug 1816 Prison Hulk record, HO 9-8-4 p. 34. Received from New Sarum, 9 Oct 1816 (6 prisoners) William Herbert, age 27, convicted at New Sarum, 27 July 1816 of a felony, sentenced to transportation for life. NSW, 3 Dec 1816.