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William Muntin was transported on the Claudine, departing 19th Aug 1829 and arriving 6th Dec 1829 with 180 passengers.
The 'Claudine' was an East Indiaman built in Calcutta in 1811 from teak wood with a tonnage of 452 tons. In 1820 she ran from London to Hobart Town, Sydney, Batavia and back to England. After leaving Sydney on 10 May 1820 under the command of John Welsh, she discovered the Claudine Reef in the Coral Sea, before making her way past Murray Island in Torres Strait on her way to Batavia. The Claudine made two voyages to Australia as a convict transport. Departing Woolwich 24 August 1821 mastered by John Crabtree with Henry Ryan as ship's surgeon. She arrived in Port Dalrymple, van Diemen's Land after a passage of 113 days via Teneriffe, on 15 December, landing 40 convicts. She then sailed on to Hobart Town and landed the remaining 119 male convicts, one prisoner having died en route . On 24 August 1829 the Claudine departed London, arriving in Sydney on 6 December 1829 after a voyage of 104 days; her Master was William Heathorne, the surgeon William H Trotman. On this voyage she sailed with 180 prisoners and their guard; two prisoners died en route. she then sailed on to Madras on 30 December. The Claudine returned to merchant service and on Monday 21-22 November 1840 under the command of captain Brewer was deliberately beached with another East Indiaman 'Westminster' during a storm off the Kent coast near Margate. This stranding was the subject of a famous engraving by William Henry Bartlett and a pencil and chalk sketch by J.M.W. Turner. The 'Westminster' successfully unloaded 6000 chests of tea into two steamers which delivered it to the East India Docks and was refloated on 7 December. 'Claudine' which was beached onshore unloaded into 200 carts the following day 23rd November and was then refloated on a spring tide after 7 December. Both ships having been dismasted in the storm, were repaired and put back into the trade. The Claudine appears to have been sent to the wreckers in 1849.
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| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 173 (89) |
| 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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Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, version 8.0, 05 August 2022), June 1829, trial of WILLIAM MUNTIN (t18290611-331). WILLIAM MUNTIN, Theft > pocketpicking, 11th June 1829. 1328. WILLIAM MUNTIN was indicted for stealing, on the 14th of June , 1 purse, value 1d.; 1 sovereign, and 1 half-crown, the property of Thomas Sedgwick , from his person . THOMAS SEDGWICK . On the 14th of June, I was going out of Mile-end-road, down Dog-row , between twelve and one o'clock - the prisoner and his companion overtook me; one came on my right side, and the prisoner on my left - the prisoner said, "Come, young man, we are two weavers from Twig-folly, we will see you safely home:" I said, "I know nothing of you - I would rather be without you" - I turned and called to a friend, and said, "Tom, come on;" he came up, and walked a little way before - I then felt the prisoner's hand in my pocket; I called out, "Tom, they are robbing me;" he said No - I said, "D-n their eyes, they are;" they then ran off - I missed my purse and money; I made a bit of a struggle after them, and got this stick from the prisoner - I struck him twice on the back of his head; that was the nearest I could get to him; he got away, but the watchman came up - he knew him; I gave him my address - the watchman had seen him, though he could not catch him; my purse contained a sovereign and a half-crown - I had it safe when I bought some water-cresses. THOMAS JONES . I was with the prosecutor - I stopped a short time, and when I came up, I saw the prisoner and his mate - the prosecutor said, "Come on, Tom, we are all going home together;" I looked at the prisoner and his companion, but did not know them - I walked on; the prosecutor said, "Tom, they are robbing me;" I said,"Nonsense, not they:" he then said, "D-n their eyes, they are;" I turned round, and saw the prisoner had got hold of the prosecutor's left arm, and then they ran off. RICHARD BURTON. I am a watchman. I was coming out of the street from crying one o'clock - I saw the prosecutor, the prisoner and another man, in the middle of the road - the prisoner had hold of the prosecutor's left arm; I heard the prosecutor say they had robbed him - he called to Jones, and Jones called him stupid; he then said,"D-n their eyes, they are robbing me," and they ran off; I knew the prisoner before. JOHN RADLEY. I received information from Burton,and found the prisoner - he asked what I took him for; I said he would find that hereafter - I found nothing on him. Prisoner. You will see that at the Magistrate's - he said he took a wrong man. The deposition being read, contained no such statement. GUILTY . Aged 18. Transported for Life .
William Muntin/Munton was 18 years old, a biscuit-maker from London, when indicted for stealing 1 purse, value 1d., 1 sovereign, and 1 half crown, the goods of Thomas Sedgwick, from his person. William could read and write. 6/12/1829: Assigned to Archibald Bell at Windsor. 1836-37: Assigned to Archibald Bell Jnr. at Invermein. 1840: TOL Invermein. 25/3/1841: TOL Passport on recommendation of Scone Bench. 15/11/1848: CP.