Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Lawrence Pearson was transported on the Earl Grey, departing 4th Oct 1842 and arriving 14th Jan 1843 with 264 passengers.
Earl Grey (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/13, Page Number 232 |
| 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
Death records list Lawrence Pearson as being born 1803 -- Listed as 49 years old on arrival in VDL (B1793). Place of Birth: Liverpool, Lancashire. Tried with James Farrows who was transported for 10 years for the same offence (cannot find a ship for James, perhaps served sentence on the Hulks). Transported for stealing 2 shawls from a vessel, 60 were said to have been stolen, Lawrence had only 2. Lawrence was 5'7" tall, could read, sallow complexion, brown hair and whiskers, light brown eyes, bled both arms, married, Wife: Margaret, no children listed. 1 sister, Ann at native place. 28/11/1848: TOL 25/5/1852: Free Certificate. 27/10/1852: Steerage passenger per 'Clarence', Launceston to Melbourne - Free by Servitude. 11/7/1877: Lawrence Pearson died of Senilis at Brickfields Dept., aged 82?? ... buried at the Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Pauper Section.