Samuel Marsh

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Summary

Born
Jan 1782
Conviction
Burglary (house breaking)
Departure
Oct 1803
Arrival
May 1804
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: Samuel Marsh
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1782
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Unknown

Crime

Convicted at: Worcester Assizes
Sentence term: 99 years

Voyage

Departed: 31st Oct 1803
Arrival: 7th May 1804
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

Samuel Marsh was transported on the Coromandel And Experiment, departing 31st Oct 1803 and arriving 7th May 1804 with 338 passengers.

Coromandel And ExperimentCoromandel And Experiment (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 360
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

Maureen Withey avatar
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on 12th January 2023

Correction to above - wrong year of conviction. --------------------------------------------------- Hulk Reports at Portsmouth. HO-9-8-1 Received 4 (convicts) from Worcester, 9 Jun 1802. Samuel Marsh, age 20, Burglary. Tried at Worcester, 5 Mar 1796, Sentence: NSW Life - Coromandel. --------------------------------------------------- WORCESTER ASSIZES. The business of this assize commenced on Monday, before the Hon. Mr. Baron Thompson and Mr. Justice Lawrence. ... Samuel Marsh, for breaking the shop window of Mr. Jones, linendraper, of Worcester and stealing a piece of Irish cloth, … were capitally convicted and received sentence of death, but were all reprieved before the Judges left that place. Oxford Journal, 2 April 1796. --------------------------------------------------- Samuel would have been 14 when he committed the offencs and spent six years imprisoned in Worcester Gaol, before being moved to the Hulk.

Maureen Withey avatar
341
on 12th January 2023

Hulk Reports at Portsmouth. HO-9-8-1 Received 4 (convicts) from Worcester, 9 Jun 1802. Samuel Marsh, age 20, Burglary. Tried at Worcester, 5 Mar 1802, Sentence: NSW Life - Coromandel.