Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Villiers Pearce was transported on the Blenheim, departing 23rd Mar 1850 and arriving 24th Jul 1850 with 307 passengers.
Built 1845 at Shields. Wood ship of 808 Tons. Register lists of persons transported on the various sailing is still a work in progress, not all are yet listed.
Blenheim (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/16, Page Number 186. Tasmanian Archives - LINC |
| 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
Villiers Pearce was transported to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) on the 'Blenheim' arriving 24 July 1850. (link to his Conduct Record - https://linctas.ent.sirsidynix.net.au) (link to his Indent Record - http://search.archives.tas.gov.au/ImageViewer/image_viewer.htm?CON14-1-33,268,225,L,29). Newspaper report, in Tasmania 1854. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2240823?searchTerm=Villiers pearce&searchLimits=l-state=Tasmania
Villiers returned to England in late 1853 and he was arrested and tried in 1854 for returning before the end of his sentence. He described in court the many hardships he had suffered whilst abroad and, after he was acquitted (his defence argued successfully that there was no legal proof that he was the 'party sentenced' and the jury found him not guilty) he was pardoned by Queen Victoria and money was raised by the general public to allow him to travel to America where he hoped to make a new life for himself and his family. Sadly, this did not work out and he returned to England destitute and published his memoirs in hope of raising some money in 1856.
27th February 1854: Villiers Pearce was Acquitted of feloniously being at large before the expiration of the period for which he had been ordered to be transported.