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Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
Henry Leeson was transported on the York, departing 7th Oct 1862 and arriving 31st Dec 1862 with 301 passengers.
The York I was built in Southwick, West Sussex, England in 1819. 429 tons. Three voyages to Australia with transport convicts - 1829, 1830 and 1832. The York II was built in Sunderland, England in 1854. 940 ton ship. Transported convicts and pensioner guards and families to Western Australia in 1862.
York (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 93, Class and Piece Number HO11/18, Page Number 476 |
| 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
William Henry LEESON married Ellen Mary McCARTHY 2nd Nov 1866 at Guildford, Western Australia. They had 6 children between 1867 and 1885; the last 3 chn were born at Calmony - near York. William Henry Leeson was 83 years old when he died in 1920 suggesting a birth year of 1837. His wife Ellen died 26th Sep 1916. They are both buried at Northam Cemetery.