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Transportation
William Morris was transported on the Morley, departing 3rd Nov 1827 and arriving 3rd Mar 1828 with 173 passengers.
The "Morley" was built on the Thames, England in 1811. Convicts were transported to New South Wales on the Morley in 1817, 1818, 1820, 1828 and 1829 and to Van Diemen's Land in 1820 and 1823. 1829 Voyage. 200 Male English Convicts. Commander; Harrison. Richard Lewis; Surgeon Superintendent arrived 2 Dec 1829. All convicts survived the voyage.
Morley (generic)References
| Primary Source | Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. |
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Convict Notes
To the Out-Pensioners. William ? for having personated John Mulligan, late an Out-Pensioner from the 8th Regiment of Foot, ?d. per diem, with the to fraudulently to obtain the Quarter’s Pension, from the 25th of December, 1826, to the of March, 1827, which John Mulligan would have been entitled, to had he lived. Convicted at Dublin, in February, 1827, and sentenced to transportation for life. Catherine Mulligan, for aiding and assisting in the above fraudulent attempt, was likewise convicted and sentenced to suffer the same punishment. William Wheeler, for tendering a Forged Pension Bill. Convicted at Dublin, and sentenced to transportation for life. William Russell, for personating and receiving the Pension of John Russell, an Out Pensioner from the ? Regiment of Foot, at 2d, per diem. Convicted at Dundalk, and sentenced to transportation for life. Saunders’s News-Letter, 20 Sep 1827.
Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. William Russell, age on arrival, 30, per Morley (5)(1828). tried 1827 at Dundalk Louth Co, Life, for forged pension bill. DOB 1798, native place, Dundalk Louth Co. Married, wife Mary Morris arrived per Elizabeth II. Catholic. Soldier labourer. Spouse: m Ireland, Mary Morris.