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Summary

Born
Unknown
Conviction
Political prisoner
Departure
Aug 1799
Arrival
Feb 1800
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: William Orr
Gender: Male
Born: Unknown
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Unknown

Crime

Crime: Political prisoner
Convicted at: Ireland, Antrim
Sentence term: 99 years

Voyage

Departed: 24th Aug 1799
Ship: Friendship
Arrival: 16th Feb 1800
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

William Orr was transported on the Friendship, departing 24th Aug 1799 and arriving 16th Feb 1800 with 161 passengers.

This convict ship, being 274 tons and 75 feet long was one of the light weight ships in the fllet and was skippered by Master Francis Walton. Built in Scarborough in 1784, she carried 76 male and 21 female convicts. During her return voyage to England her crew came down with scurvy and with insufficient crew to man her, she was scuttled in the straights of Macassar. The survivors were transferred to the Alexander.

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Convict Notes

Maureen Withey avatar
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on 8th July 2020

Irish Convict Database. William Orr, per Friendship (1800), Tried at Antrim, Rebel, Life. Trade - Watch maker. Left Colony. Died in Ballymena Antrim Co. --------------------------------------------------- 13 July 1805. Letter from Under-Secretary King to Under-Secretary Cooke. Re Pardon for William Orr with permission to return to Ireland. Source: Historical Records Of Ireland. General Orders. His Majesty has been graciously pleased to Grant a Free Pardon to William Orr; By Command of His Excellency G Blaxcell, Sec. April 30, 1806. Sydney Gazette, 4 May 1806