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Voyage
Transportation
William King was transported on the Fortune, departing 31st Oct 1812 and arriving 11th Jun 1813 with 200 passengers.
Fortune (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 89 (46) |
| 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
Birth 1792 • Kent, England Sentence 23 Mar 1812 • Horsham, Sussex, England At Horsham, Wm. King, for burglaries and thefts; was sentenced to suffer death, but afterwards reprieved. Bath Chronicle, 2 April 1812. Crime Mar 1812 • Horsham, Sussex, England William King, aged 19, and James Floyd, 20, for burglariously breaking into the house of John Croucher, and stealing therein knives and forks of the value of twelve shillings. Sussex Advertiser, 30 Mar 1812. Departure Nov 1812 William King Convicted at: Sussex Assizes Sentence term: Life Ship Fortune Departure date: November, 1812 Arrival date: 11th June, 1813 Place of arrival New South Wales Passenger manifest Travelled with 199 other convicts Arrival 11 Jun 1813 • Sydney Name William King Age 21 Date of Conviction 23 Mar. 1812 Place of Conviction Sussex Estimated Birth Year 1791 Vessel Fortune (2) Port of Arrival Sydney Date of Arrival 11 Jun. 1813 Arrival 1813 • New South Wales Name William King Age 21 Birth Year abt 1792 Birth Place Kent Arrival Year 1813 Arrival State New South Wales Ship Fortune 2 Occupation brickmaker Convict request permission to marry 30 May 1816 • Windsor, New South Wales, Australia Name Aquila King Event Date 30 May 1816 Vessel Fortune Event Description Re permission to marry at Windsor Comments Per "Fortune" Page 505 Marriage Details 23 Jun 1816 • Windsor, New South Wales, Australia Aquila King, convict, Fortune 2nd, age 23 Elizabeth Bond, convict, Mary Ann, 19 Married 23 Jun 1816 by banns Marriage 1816 • Windsor, New South Wales Name Elizabeth Bond Marriage Date 1816 Marriage Place Windsor, New South Wales Registration Date 1816 Registration Place Windsor, New South Wales, Australia Spouse Aquilla King Elizabeth Sarah Bond (1795–1872) Birth of son Christopher King(1818–) 6 Jan 1818 • Windsor, New South Wales, Australia Birth of son Elijah William King(1818–) 1818 • Windsor, New South Wales Death 1820 • Windsor, New South Wales Name William King Death Date 1820 Death Place Windsor, New South Wales Registration Date 1820 Registration Place Windsor, Australia Volume Number V18204536 2b
William King, aged 19, and James Floyd for burglariously breaking into the house of John Cruncher, and stealing therein knives and forks to the value of twelve shillings. Sussex Advertiser, 30 Mar 1812. --------------------------------------------------- At Horsham, H. Collings, for burglary, Michael Cry, James Blake, Wm. King, Priscilla Jones, John Bingham, S. Harmer, John Palfi, Thomas Reeves, and Randall Carr, for burglaries and thefts; and G. Thomas, for wilfully shooting at James and George Alfey ; were severally sentenced to suffer death, but afterwards reprieved. Bath Chronicle, 2 April 1812.