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Transportation
William Miller was transported on the Barwell, departing 31st Aug 1797 and arriving 18th May 1798 with 309 passengers.
Barwell (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 229 (115) |
| 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 Miller, age 15, was tried at the Old Bailey in 1796 for the crime of pickpocketing a leather pocket book, value 2s. He was found guilty, sentenced to death, later commuted to Transportation for life. The Old Bailey trial https://www.oldbaileyonline.org/browse.jsp?id=t17960622-75-defend830&div=t17960622-75#highlight 448. WILLIAM MILLER was indicted for feloniously stealing on the 1st of June , a leather pocket book, value 2s. the property of Andrew Stoever , privily from his person . ANDREW STOEVER sworn. On the 1st of June, I was going from the Custom-House, to my lodgings, and when I got home, I missed my pocket-book; I went back immediately, and I heard it was stolen from me. Q. Are you sure you had the pocket-book about you, when you came from the Custom-House? - A. Yes. Q. Did you feel it taken from you? - A. No; it was about twelve o'clock at noon when I got home, I did not see the prisoner at all.- BACON sworn. I was looking out at a window, and saw the prisoner pick the gentleman's pocket, and I called a person to stop him, and when he came back, he had dropped the book; I cannot say it is the same book that he took out of the gentleman's pocket, a boy brought it up to me, and said, that was the book he had seen him drop. Prosecutor. This is my book, there are three bills of lading in it that I got at the Custom-House. Q. Whereabout do you carry that book? - A. In the outside pocket, it is worth 2s. Prisoner's defence. I was going of an errand when I was taken. For the Prisoner. ANN MATTHEWS sworn. I live next door to the prisoner's mother, she is a widow, he lives with her and makes baskets for me, I believe that is his only employment; he has made some for me, and several that I have recommended him to make, it is about six weeks ago that he made me the last; I never heard any thing amiss of his character, she has other children smaller than him. GUILTY . Death . (Aged 15.) Tried by the London Jury, before Mr. Justice BULLER. In the 1801 muster: William Miller, Barwell, was residing in the Hawkesbury district with James Sherrad, off stores. Death 25 June 1843 at the Benevolent Asylum in Sydney. Burial 27 June 1843 registered Christ Church St Lawrence: "free by servitude per Barwell" age "79".