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William Oakley

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Summary

Born
Jan 1807
Conviction
Machine breaking
Departure
Feb 1831
Arrival
Jun 1831
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: William Oakley
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1807
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Wheelwright

Crime

Crime: Machine breaking
Convicted at: Berks Gaol Delivery
Sentence term: 99 years

Voyage

Departed: 15th Feb 1831
Ship: Eleanor
Arrival: 26th Jun 1831
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

William Oakley was transported on the Eleanor, departing 15th Feb 1831 and arriving 26th Jun 1831 with 136 passengers.

Eleanor - 1841 Journey. Port of Hobart Town. Arrivals. - April 21 -the brig Eleanor, 257 tons, Mossman, from the Isle of France on her way to Sydney, with sugar and dates, and several cabin passengers. She has landed 14 male and 1 female prisoners. The Courier, 23 April 1841.

EleanorEleanor (generic)

References

Primary SourceNSW State Archives (Indents NRS 12189, Item X633, Microfiche 696)&(Pardons Reel No. 772, Roll No. 1250 & Reel No. 774, Roll No. 1250). Ancestry. Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 15 (10). Convict Annotated Printed Indentures 1831.
Source DescriptionThis 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 SourceGreat Britain. Home Office
Compiled ByState Library of Queensland
Database SourceBritish convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database

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Convict Notes

Iris Dunne avatar
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on 30th July 2021

Annotated Printed Indenture No. 31-773: aged 24, can read & write, Protestant, Single, Native Place Bristol, Trade Wheelwright & Carpenter 15 years, convicted 27 December 1830 in Berkshire for Machine breaking, Remarks: Sight of left eye weak, scar at right ear Conditional Pardon dated 9 November 1837

Wendy Smith avatar
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on 5th November 2019

The Convict Annotated Indentures for the Eleanor state that all the convicts on board were transported for machine breaking except for Thomas Davis (Warehouse breaking); George Smets (or Smits) (Receiving stolen iron) and Pierre Tuite or Pierce Tait (for embezzlement). The last three convicts were convicted at Graham’s Town on Cape of Good Hope. They joined the ship at Cape of Good Hope.