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Transportation
William Johnston was transported on the Three Bees, departing 8th Dec 1813 and arriving 6th May 1814 with 221 passengers.
SHIP NEWS.—On Wednesday arrived the Catherine transport, Capt. Simmonds, with 97 female prisoners from Ireland; which she received at Cork, and afterwards went to Falmouth for convoy, whence she sailed for this Colony the 8th of last December. Yesterday arrived the Three Bees transport, Capt. Wallace, with 209 male prisoners, also from Ireland, but last from England having sailed in the same convoy with the Catherine, under protection of the Niger and Tagus frigates; which captured, off the Cape de Verde, the Ceres French frigate, rated 36, but carrying 46 guns, after an action of 15 minutes in which the Tagus only was engaged. Sydney Gazette, 7 May 1814.
Three Bees (generic)References
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Tasmanian Record. https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON13-1-1$init=CON13-1-1p90 List of 105 male convicts arrived at Port Jackson per sundry ships and embarked on the ship Pilot Pexton Master, for Hobart Town in Van Diemen’s Land 11 Sept 1817, with their sentences extracted from the Indents. Per Three Bees, Wallis Master, in 1814, from Ireland. William Johnston, Tried City Dublin, June 1813, 7 years. Added later to record: 1825/76, and P.D. --------------------------------------------------- Tasmanian Convict Conduct Record. https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON31-1-23$init=CON31-1-23p30 No 16. Wm Johnston, 3 Bees & Pilot. Tried 1813, 7 years. March 7 1832. F.S. (Free by servitude) Drunk. Fined 5/-. In margin: S.C. May 1824. Not Guilty.
Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. William Johnston, alias Johnson, age on arrival, 30, Three Bees (1814), Tried Dublin City, 1813, 7 years. DOB, 1784, Native place, Meath. Trade, Labourer. ---------------------------------------------------- Tasmanian Record https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON13-1-2$init=CON13-1-2p204 19 Sept 1822. List of convicts’ details who are in Van Diemens Land, as requested by Governor in letter dated 31 July 1822. William Johnston, Three Bees, 1814, City Dublin June 1813, 7 years.