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Voyage
Transportation
William Morris was transported on the General Hewett, departing 31st Jul 1813 and arriving 7th Feb 1814 with 301 passengers.
The Windham and General Hewett left England the 24th of August, in convoy with the Wansted, Capt. Moore, who sailed from hence last Thursday for Batavia; the General Hewett arrived at Rio the 17th of November, and sailed again the 2d of December. Together with the military detachments, she received on board for this Settlement 300 male prisoners, of whom we are sorry to report the death of 35, whose names we shall endeavour to procure an account of, and publish in the next Gazette, for the information of their friends and families in Great Britain. Sydney Gazette, Sat 12 Feb 1814.
General HewettReferences
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 118 |
| 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
Born 1775 in Staffordshire, a labourer, he was 5ft 11 inches tall, with a ruddy complexion, hair brown turning grey, eyes blue. Along with Thomas Langley and Edward Sabin, tried at Leicester the 23 March 1813,Sabin admitted evidence to the Crown, and was acquitted, Morris and Langley were sentence to death. Morris was reprieved. Sent to Transportation for fourteen years’. Ship General Hewitt departed August 1813, arrived New South Wales 7th February 1814. Certificate of Freedom 15th May 1830.