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Transportation
Joseph Morley was transported on the Neptune, Scarborough And Surprize, departing 30th Nov 1789 and arriving 26th Jun 1790 with 1084 passengers.
Neptune 809 tons built on the River Thames 1779. The largest ship of the Second Fleet.
Neptune, Scarborough And Surprize (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 47 (25) |
| 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
Was also a timber merchant (ads in Sydney Gazette)
Joseph was 17 when he was put onto the Stanislaus so the date of birth was later than entered before. He and Ann Yates probably had 5 daughters, one as yet unidentified. He and Hannah had at least 8 children. There is also a big gap in which others may have been lost. He was a ships chandler, a ship owner, a timber getter
Joseph Morley aged about 17 was sentenced to 7 years transportation at Middlesex Old Bailey Session in December 1787 for the theft of a crepe gown, a cotton gown and six shirts. He was sent to Newgate prison until April 1788 when he was sent to the Thames hulk Stanislaus until he embarked on the Surprise transport in November 1789. He was a cousin of a First Fleeter Joseph Morley who came on the Friendship. 9/9/1798: Married Ann (Nancy) Yates (Britannia 1798) and had 4 children. 22/6/1818: Married Hannah Railton at St Phillips, Sydney. They had 7 children. 17/5/1838: Joseph died and was buried at the Devonshire Street Cemetery, NSW