Summary
Personal Information
Transportation
William Hortin 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 246 |
| 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 |
Claims
No one has claimed William Hortin yet.
Photos
No photos have been added for William Hortin.
Convict Notes
IN WA: From his FREMANTLE jail record: HORTIN, William; inmate #4767, arrived 1 Jan 1858 per Nile Alias: HORTON Date of Birth: 1834 Marital Status: Unmarried Occupation: Farm labourer Literacy: Illiterate Sentence Place: Warwick, Warwick, England Crime: Stealing Sentence Period: 10 years Ticket of Leave Date: 8 Nov 1858 Conditional Pardon Date: 11 Aug 1865 (https://fremantleprison.com.au/). --00--
15 September, 1857: Sent to board the NILE for transportation to WA; listed as #15/4301; behaviour on voyage “very industrious, very good” (Western Australia, Australia, Convict Records, 1846-1930; Convict Department, Registers; Character Book for Nos 4508-5585 (R8)). --00--
JAIL AGAIN: 23 May 1857: William Hortin was re-admitted to DARTMOOR prison, sent on 22 May from BOW STREET Police Court (National Archives, Kew at https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C10341233). --0--
16 May, 1857: Licence revoked. No grounds given. --0--
TICKET OF LEAVE 11 February, 1855: PCOM 3/46/4977 Licence number 4977: William Hortin. Caption order and prison record from when he was convicted of Larceny at the Quarter Sessions at Warwick, Warwickshire 30 June 1851. Then aged [not given] years and by trade a [not given]. Sentence: 10 years' transportation. Licence granted 11 February 1856, for early release from Dartmoor prison (National Archives, Kew at https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C10341233) --0--.
5 September, 1854: Admitted to DARTMOOR prison, inmate #4301 (UK, Prison Commission Records, 1770-1951; Portland Prison; Prison Records to 1875). --00--
28 December, 1852: Admitted to PORTLAND at Dorset—inmate #1295. Portland, Portsmouth, Chatham and Spike Island in Ireland were listed public works stations and the second stage in the penal process. After separate confinement, prisoners were “placed on work parties at various locations, most commonly naval stations, where maintenance of facilities was vital for the effective protection of Britain’s far flung commercial and military influences around the world. While there, attitude and behaviour were monitored closely. In theory, only after consistently positive reports was a prisoner moved on to the third stage of his incarceration—transportation.” (Edgar, p40) William Hortin was listed as 18 years old when convicted, single, Protestant, a farmer's labourer, reads only. Next of kin—Joseph Hortin, labourer, Lower Tysol, Warwickshire. Health “Invalided to DARTMOOR 5/9/1854" (UK, Prison Commission Records, 1770-1951; Portland Prison; Prison Records to 1875). --0--
26 December, 1851: Admitted to Pentonville prison, London -- served 12 months 1 day in separate confinement; behaviour "tolerable, better lately". --0--
22 December, 1851: Admitted to MILLBANK, Westminster, London -- served 1 month 1 day in separate confinement; behaviour "good". “After a sentence of transportation was handed down, the prisoner entered into a separate stage where he was placed into an individual cell, isolated from others, apart from brief periods of exercise and attendance at chapel. However, no communication of any kind with other prisoners was permitted at any time. The philosophy behind this penal methodology had its provenances in the religious, monastic traditions; i.e., that in the isolation of his cell the malefactor would be able to contemplate the errors of his way, unadulterated by the negative influences of former contemporaries, and be reformed.” (Edgar, 2018, pp39-40) When first put into practice, the mandated period of separate confinement was 18 months. By the late 1840s, authorities had conceded that such conditions of imprisonment were “injurious to many prisoners’ mental health” and the stint was reduced to 12 months. Periods of separate confinement were reduced further “as a prisoner displayed good behaviour tendencies” (Edgar, p40). Millbank, Pentonville, Wakefield and Mountjoy in Ireland were the “Probation” or “Separate” prisons, as were some local jails. --0--
JAILS: 2 June, 1851: Committal at Shipston upon Stow and held in WARWICK County gaol; behaviour "good". --0--