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William Jeaunex was transported on the Active, Albermarle, Atlantic, Barrington, Britannia, Mary Ann, Matilda, Salamander And William And Ann, departing 31st Dec 1790 and arriving 9th Jul 1791 with 1265 passengers.
The Third Fleet consisted of 11 Vessels. Active, Albermarle, Atlantic, Barrington, Britannia, Gorgon, Mary Ann, Matilda, Queen (from Ireland) Salamander and William and Ann. These vessels were provided by a private company; Camden, Calvert and King to ship convicts to the colony.
Active, Albermarle, Atlantic, Barrington, Britannia, Mary Ann, Matilda, Salamander And William And Ann (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 115 (59) |
| 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
Tried at the Old Bailey, 13 Jan 1790. 171. WILLIAM JEANNEX was indicted for burglariously and feloniously breaking and entering the dwelling house of James Hart , about the hour of seven in the night, on the 26th of December , and burglariously stealing therein, two linen sheets, value 4 s. and a woollen blanket, value 3 s. his property . JAMES HART sworn. I live in a one pair of stairs room, in Shoreditch , in Mr. Winley's house; he lives close by; only me and another person live in the house; a young woman and a young man live in the two pair of stairs; there are no rooms below, only a long entry; the whole house consists only of two rooms: the people in the next house have a back door to come into our entry; we can bolt every body out but them; they can get in but not out; their wash-house and our entry is all one: the next house is all let to lodgers, that does not belong Winley: I went out the 26th of December, as near as I can guess, between six and seven; I could not see to work, and when I came back I found the door broke open, the lock was quite strained double; I lost two linen sheets and one blanket; I left nobody there; I locked the door myself; I found the things the same evening, at the house of William Clarke , in Wheeler-street, an old clothes man; he was apprehended, and said he received them from the prisoner; he never mentioned any body else; the prisoner was taken the night I was robbed; he was taken before his Majesty on Sunday, and was committed. JAMES ARMSTRONG sworn. I had these things at the house of William Clarke , in Wheeler-street, on Saturday the 26th of December, between nine and ten: (deposed to by the prosecutor and his wife.) He said before the justice, he was sent to sell them to William Clarke by another person. WILLIAM CLARKE sworn. I am a silk weaver by trade, but I keep an old clothes shop; I bought these things of the prisoner, the 26th of December; he has bought old shoes of me before; I gave three shillings and three-pence for them. Prisoner. Did not a man rap at the window and tell me to make haste? - I cannot say. PRISONER's DEFENCE. I was drinking a pint of beer, and a man came in and said his wife was laying in, and he was in distress; and he had these things to sell; we went down to this man's house, and he staid at the door while I went in. GUILTY of stealing, not of the burglary . Transported for seven years . Tried by the second Middlesex Jury before Mr. Justice BULLER.
Digitised Indent of ship Active. John Ashworth, Thomas Webb, David Greville, Edward Million, Samuel Redford, William Slater, William Tyrer, Thomas McQuin, James Smith, William Jeaunex, Plunket Hurne, John Smith, and John Pemberton, tried Gaol delivery for county of Middlesex , Old Bailey, 13 Jan 1790, seven years.