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Transportation
Philip Morton 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 28 |
| 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
1793 - Possible Burial Record Old Sydney Burial Ground - Inventory of Burials Name; Philip Morton Age; No Details Year of Burial. 15 April 1793 Remarks; Convict
Monday se’nnight our Assizes began, when the following Prisoners took their Trials. viz. John Wright and Philip Moreton convicted of Burglary in the Shop of Peter Hilditch of Nantwich, and of Grand Larceny in the Shop of Hannah Bromhall, Widow; Chester Courant, 17 April 1787.
National Archives HO 47/7/7 1788 Mar 8 Report of Richard Pepper Arden on convicted prisoners, recommended to mercy on the conditions set against their names: Chester Gaol Philip Morton and John Wright, 'Spring Assizes 1787', for burglary. Recommendation: 14 years transportation.