Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
William Litchfield was transported on the Lady Raffles, departing 30th Nov 1840 and arriving 17th Mar 1841 with 331 passengers.
Lady Raffles (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/12, Page Number 253 (128) |
| 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
Nottingham Review and General Advertiser for the Midland Counties Nottinghamshire, England 10 Apr 1840: WM. LITCHFIELD, aged 27, to stealing on the 15th day of February last, a blanket, the propert of Wm. Fisher. Also to stealing on the 14th of February last, a sheet and a chair-cover, the property of James Ellerthorne__Transported for ten years. William Litchfield was listed as 28 years old on arrival. Place of Birth: Nottingham. Wiliam was literate, 5'4" tall, dark brown hair, light brown eyes, small scars back of forfe and middle fingers right hand, scar inside left thumb. Occupation: Lace maker/labourer. Wlilliam was married with 1 child, Wife Eliza at Nottingham. Brother: Nathan Sisters: Mary, Hannah, Eliza, Jemima, Anne - all at Nottingham. Conduct Record: Empty. 4/5/1850: Free Certificate (Newspaper date) 30/3/1852: William Litchfield, steerage passenger, free, Launceston to Melbourne per'Vixen'. Stated his ship to colony was the 'Mariposa' so he may have been to Melbourne before --- there are no other records of him in VDL.