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Voyage
Transportation
William Herring was transported on the Parmelia, departing 29th Oct 1833 and arriving 2nd Mar 1834 with 90 passengers.
2 voyages carrying convict passengers - 1832 & 1833/34. Please note that the 1833/34 register of persons is not complete on this web site. Recorded as having 196 prisoners. 2 people died (of cholera prior to leaving England - John Wilson, soldier and Thomas Hopkins, convict. 2 more died during the voyage - Roger Sims and John Sullivan.
Parmelia (generic)References
| Primary Source | NSW Gov Records. Irish Convicts. http://members.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/convicts.htm |
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Convict Notes
Dublin Weekly Register Dublin, Republic of Ireland 6 Jul 1833 At the Waterford sessions, Friday, William Herring and Samuel Brough were sentenced to seven years’ transportation, for stealing a watch and wearing apparel. The prisoners were privates in the 70th regiment, and deserted from off guard, taking away articles belonging to a comrade. No ship found for Samuel Brough. William Herring was listed as 26 years old on arrival. Native Place: Middlesex. William was literate, Protestant, single, 5'8 tall, ruddy and pockpitted complexion, brown hair, hazel eyes, lost one front upper tooth, scar on right elbow, several small moles right arm, scar ball of left thumb. 3/1/1842: COF
113242 Herring William - Parmelia 1834. 1837 Newcastle GRC. Assigned to the Government at Newcastle.
Born - Middlesex England. Single - Soldier ostler.