Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
William Kelly was transported on the Speke, departing 5th Aug 1826 and arriving 26th Nov 1826 with 156 passengers.
Speke (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 55 (29) |
| 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
Isle of Man Gaol Delivery. A Court of General Gaol Delivery was held at Castle Rushen on the 21st April, … The prisoners for trial were, Thos. Christian, Thos. Quine, Wm. Sheealy, and Wm. Kelly. … William Kelly, aged 14, was then put to the bar, charged with burglary in the house of Margaret Maddrell, of Douglas, and was found guilty. … After the trials had been gone through, the Court was cleared, and the Hon. Lieut.-Governor with the Council present, sat in deliberation on the sentences to be passed on the respective prisoners about half an hour; when the Court was again opened, the prisoners were called to the bar to receive their sentences, which were … William Kelly, death.; ... Carlisle Patriot, 5 June 1824. -------------------------------------- Hulk Records. HO-9-4-4. Page 23 Justitia Hulk Received 18 June 1826. From Euryalus Hulk. William Kelly, age 16, Burglary. Tried at Isle of Man, 21 May 1824, 7 years. Transported 26 July 1826. The prison hulk, the Euryalus, an ex-frigate of the Trafalgar fleet, was moored at Chatham. Over the twenty years that this hulk serviced juveniles, about 2,500 boys of fourteen and under passed through. There were also considerable numbers of older boys both in the juvenile hulk and distributed among the other hulks. From the Euryalus, boys were transported both to New South Wales and to Van Diemen’s Land.