Samuel Humphries

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Summary

Born
Jan 1800
Conviction
Unknown
Departure
Aug 1823
Arrival
Mar 1824
Death
May 1825
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Personal Information

Name: Samuel Humphries
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1800
Death: 18th May 1825
Age at death: 25

Crime

Crime: Unknown
Convicted at: Somerset Assizes
Sentence term: 99 years

Voyage

Departed: 22nd Aug 1823
Ship: Guildford
Arrival: 15th Mar 1824
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

Samuel Humphries was transported on the Guildford, departing 22nd Aug 1823 and arriving 15th Mar 1824 with 160 passengers.

The ‘Guildford’ was built on the River Thames, England in 1810. Used as a Convict Transport ship to Australia - voyages 1812, 1816, 1818, 1820, 1822, 1824, 1827 & 1829. The ship was lost at sea near Singapore in 1831, loosing all aboard.

GuildfordGuildford (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/5, Page Number 87 (45)
Source DescriptionThis 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 SourceGreat Britain. Home Office
Compiled ByState Library of Queensland
Database SourceBritish convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database

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Convict Notes

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on 27th August 2020

New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842. No; Native Place; Froome Age; 23 Est birth Year; 1800 Calling; Ploughman & Sawyer Date of Trial: Somerset. 29 March 1823 Offence; No Details Sentence; Life Height; 6 ft. 0 1/4 inches Complexion: Dark Hair: Black Eyes; Hazel Remarks; Received a dozen lashes for insubordination Distribution; Bathurst for Govt. Noted against his name; Died at Port Macquarie ---------------------------------- New South Wales, Australia, Colonial Secretary's Papers, 1788-1856 1824 - 9 Mar. On list of convicts landed from the "Guildford" and forwarded to Bathurst for distribution 1824 - 10 April. On list of prisoners on establishment at Bathurst with sentences not transmitted 1824 - 17 Sep. On list of convicts transported to Port Macquarie per "Sally" ---------------------------------- Copies of Letters Sent Outside The Colony, "Foreign", 1814-1856 Page; 73 - 486 Original Convictions; Where. When & Term Somerset, 29 Mar 1823. Life Calling; Sawyer Names; Samuel Humphries Vessel; Guildford 6 Number; ---- Colonial Convictions; Bathurst. Major Morisset. 27 August. Five Years Original Convictions; Where. When & Term Sent Down; 17 September 1824 per Cutter Died in the 2nd Quarter of 1825 ------------------------------------- Name: Samuel Humphries Gender: M (Male) Death Date: 18 May 1825 Cemetery: Port Macquarie Historic Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place: Port Macquarie, Port Macquarie-Hastings Council, New South Wales, Australia Has Bio?: Y - Age 27.