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Voyage
Transportation
William Peebles was transported on the England, departing 31st Mar 1832 and arriving 18th Jul 1832 with 200 passengers.
England (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 299 (150) |
| 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
1843, 6 April: He was sentenced to an extra two years with hard labour for absconding and was to be returned to Port Arthur. 1844: He was removed from Port Arthur to serve 3 months' probation at Glenorchy "then if well conducted takes 1st Class wages" (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON32-1-4$init=CON32-1-4p78). 1847, 8 June: William Peebles received his Certificate of Freedom (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON34-1-3$init=CON34-1-3P574).
1838, 7 April: He was committed for trial (along with Thomas Walker) for "feloniously entering the dwelling house of James Sherwin, Hobart and stealing" a blue cloth coat valued at 3 pounds, a silk handkerchief valued at 3 shillings and other items. 1838, 23 April: William Peebles was convicted at the Hobart Quarter Sessions for larceny. He was sentenced to seven years' jail. The Governor decided that 2 years of the sentence should be served at Port Arthur (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON34-1-3$init=CON34-1-3P574).
1835, 25 February: His original sentence was to be extended by two years for absconding (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON34-1-3$init=CON34-1-3P574). 1835, 6 March: He was sentenced to three years' jail for absconding, with hard labour on the Hulk chain gang (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON34-1-3$init=CON34-1-3P574).
1832: On arrival in VDL, William Peebles was 17, listed as "a boy" and single. He said he had a previous conviction for vagrancy and had been transported to VDL for stealing brass weights (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON31-1-35$init=CON31-1-35p107). 1834, 28 January: He is on a list of convicts who have been apprehended (see Hobart Town Courier, p2).
1831, 12 April: Trial papers relating to William Peebles for the crime of theft at Overgate Street, Dundee. Tried at High Court, Perth. Accused: William Peebles, Verdict: Guilty, Verdict Comments: Guilty in terms of own confession, Sentence: Transportation - 7 years Previous convictions: theft (see National Records of Scotland Reference, JC26/1831/3).
1831: Precognition against William Peebles for the crime of theft at Overgate Street, Dundee. Accused: William Peebles, weaver. Address: Scouringburn, Dundee. Victims: William Curr, Dundee, and John Muckarsie, Overgate Street, Dundee (see National Records of Scotland, Reference AD14/31/1).