Samuel King

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Summary

Born
Jan 1808
Conviction
Forgery
Departure
Jan 1850
Arrival
Apr 1850
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: Samuel King
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1808
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Unknown

Crime

Crime: Forgery
Convicted at: Central Criminal Court
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 1st Jan 1850
Ship: Bangalore
Arrival: 30th Apr 1850
Place of Arrival: Moreton Bay

Transportation

Samuel King was transported on the Bangalore, departing 1st Jan 1850 and arriving 30th Apr 1850 with 302 passengers.

Built 1843 at Jersey. Wood barque of 877 Tons.

BangaloreBangalore (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/16, Page Number 143 (73)
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 20th February 2024

Old Bailey Online SAMUEL KING. Deception; forgery, Deception; forgery. 5th April 1847. Text type Trial account Defendants SAMUEL KING Offences Deception > Forgery, Deception > Forgery Session Date 5th April 1847 Reference Number t18470405-907 Verdicts Guilty > Pleaded guilty Punishments Transportation 907. SAMUEL KING was separately indicted for feloniously forging and uttering acceptances to 2 bills of exchange for 250l each, with intent to defraud Abraham Solomons; to both of which he pleaded GUILTY. Aged 41.— Transported for Seven Years. Before Mr. Justice Coleridge.

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on 17th January 2020

c1808: Stated aged 41, in 1849 Quarterly list in prisons and on hulks. 5-Apr-1847: Indicted for feloniously forging and uttering acceptances to 2 bills of exchange for 250l each, with intent to defraud Abraham Solomons. GUILTY. Aged 41.— Transported for Seven Years. Before Mr. Justice Coleridge. [Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, version 8.0, 17 January 2020), April 1847, trial of SAMUEL KING (t18470405-907)] 30-Sep-1849: Detained on the Prison Hulk, York, at Gosport. [Great Britain Home Office & Australian Joint Copying Project & National Library of Australia & Library of New South Wales & Great Britain Public Record Office., "Quarterly list in prisons and on hulks, 1849, (File 99-101. AJCP Reel No: 5206)", York Convict Hulk at Gosport, Page 64]