Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
William Miles 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 83 (43). UK Hulk Registers (HO9/4) |
| 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
ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE At Hertford, … Henry Glazebrooke, … for various robberies and burglaries were capitally convicted and received sentence of death; but all were reprieved except Glazebrooke, who had previously escaped from the hulks. ... Northampton Mercury, 14 March 1812. … William Miles concerned in the burglary with Glazebrooke, for fourteen years, ... Cambridge Chronicle, 13 March 1812.
Death was not by drowning (as above) but was from illness
Sorry, error in above note: Transferred 14 October 1812 from ship Retribution
UK Prison Hulk ship Retribution moored at Woolwich, Convicted 5 March 1812, Received 28 April 1812, aged 23, Offence Felony, Transferred 5 April 1813 Death: Drowned on the voyage to NSW - 1812-1813 https://www.jenwilletts.com/convict_ship_fortune_1813.htm