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Transportation
William Luff was transported on the Ocean, departing 31st Jul 1817 and arriving 1st Jan 1818 with 181 passengers.
The 'Ocean' was an English merchant ship and whaler built in 1794 at South Shields, England. In 1803 she accompanied the ship 'Calcutta' to Australia, acting as a transport supply ship. When the settlers abondoned Port Phillip, Melbourne, Victoria the ship transferred convicts, settlers and marines to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania). In 1815, 1817 & 1823 the 'Ocean' transported convicts to New South Wales.
Ocean (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 379 (191) |
| 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 Luff was transported for Robbing the White Hart Inn at Ketton, Rutlandshire, he had an accomplice. 16/1/1818: On list of convicts forwarded to Liverpool for distribution. 16/1/1818: Assigned to J T Campbell for use on his Shancamore Estate, Bringelly. 6/10/1825: COF 10/9/1839: Superintendant of the Henry Bingham Estate, County of Murray, Cowen. 1841 Census: At Gobarrolong, district of Murrumbidgee (near Gundagai) 1842-1845: Held depasturing licenses at Cowera on the Murrumbidgee. 14/9/1837: Married Catherine Devlyn (1816-12/7/1895) and they had 8-9 children. 255/6/1852: William Luff drowned in the flood at Gundagai in 1852.
married Catherine Delvyn, convict