Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
William Henry Payton 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 | England & Wales Criminal Registers (HO 27/11; Page 89). UK Prison Hulk Registers HO9/8. Ancestry. State Archives NSW, Indents (Series: NRS 12188; Item 4/4005; Microfiche: 636). Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 234 |
| 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 |
Claims
"My 4th Great Grandfather"
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Convict Notes
Criminal Register: Named Wm Henry Payton, Lent Assizes 1815, Crime Larceny UK Prison Hulk ship Captivity moored at Portsmouth, convicted 6 March 1815, Received 25 April 1815, aged 16, Offence Felony Bound Indentures: conviction 6 March 1815, Trade Laborer, aged 18, T.L. 2266 Certificate of Freedom No. 63/2653 (in lieu of No.34/1673 now returned mutilated & Cancelled) dated 16 September 1824, aged 24, Trade Labourer
Mary Weard married William Payton in 1828 as per NSW Births Deaths Marriages. The marriage certificate does not give any information about who her parents were. New transcription from youthful volunteer give hers name as Mary Ward, but if you study the clergy's handwriting on the entire parish register it is Weard. 4297/1828 v18284297 3b and 801/1828v1828801 12
Tried and convicted at the Essex Quarter Sessions on 6th March 1815, sentenced to transportation for 7 years. Left England late July 1815. Ship:- the 'Ocean I' sailed with 220 male convicts on board of which 2 died during the voyage. Arrived on 30th January 1816. He was assigned to John Small, the district constable of Kissing Point. In 1859, William applied for mitigation of his sentence. William married Mary Ward, (daughter of convict Mary Preston) on 19th May 1828 at Pitt Town, they had 4 children between 1829-1836 before Mary died on 27th November 1837 at Ptt Town. William died on 10th January 1869 at Windsor.