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Crime
Transportation
David Murray was transported on the Ocean, departing 31st Jul 1815 and arriving 30th Jan 1816 with 221 passengers.
The 'Ocean' was an English merchant ship and whaler built in 1794 at South Shields, England. In 1803 she accompanied the ship 'Calcutta' to Australia, acting as a transport supply ship. When the settlers abondoned Port Phillip, Melbourne, Victoria the ship transferred convicts, settlers and marines to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania). In 1815, 1817 & 1823 the 'Ocean' transported convicts to New South Wales.
Ocean (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 235 (119) |
| 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
New South Wales, Australia, St. John's Parramatta, Burials David Murry of the Ship Ocean, drowned aged 21 years old of the Parish of St John's Parramatta was buried 24 September 1816
At the Salford Quarter Sessions, held at the New Bayley, Manchester, the following prisoners were sentenced to be transported for seven years — ... Thomas Bamford, Edward Bamford and David Murray, for stealing cotton cloth, at Manchester ; Manchester Mercury 8 Nov 1814.
Familysearch, Images of Returns of Deaths for district of Parramatta,1816. Image 42. David Murray, convict, per Ocean, (age not visible in fold of page) Died September 24 1816. of Cowpasture district, (Drowned).