Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
William Jacobs was transported on the John Barry, departing 12th Nov 1838 and arriving 22nd Mar 1839 with 320 passengers.
John Barry (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/11, Page Number 384 |
| 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
"William Jacobs is my late husband's GG Grandfather."
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Convict Notes
STEALING IRON.-On Tuesday, Joseph Child and William Jacobs were charged at the Court-House with having stolen an iron hoop, belonging to a cart, the property of John Atkinson, of Hunslet.. The article was found at a broker's shop, In Meadow lane, where the prisoners were proved to have sold it, and having been clearly Identified, they were committed for trial. Leeds Mercury, 24 Feb 1838. Leeds borough Sessions. Transported fourteen years—Joseph Child (20.) and Wm. Jacobs (1?,) s. iron from John Atkinson. Leeds Intelligencer, 14 April 1838.
Convict Indents indicate that William Jacobs was born in 1819. He was found guilty of stealing iron hoops at the age of 20.