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Transportation
William Pollard 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 | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 233 (118) |
| 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
At the Cambridge Assizes, William Pollard, a boy only 15 years of age, was found guilty of setting fire to a house Sawston, in the occupation of John Matthews, his uncle. The prisoner, appeared, confessed his crime to another boy, and when examined before a Magistrate, said that his uncle came to him in the field where he was working, and made a noise at him for being idle, when it came into his head to set the place on fire, which he did by placing piece of burning turf close to the thatch. The reason he confessed was, that another person was suspected, and examined about it, and he was unwilling that person should be punished. He was sentenced to hung, bot afterwards reprieved by the Judge. London Courier, 11 Aug 1814. On Wednesday last, William Pollard, for setting fire to a house at Sawston, and Charles Bowman, for house-breaking at Haslingfield, were removed from the Castle on board the hulks at Langston Harbour, in order to be transported to Botany Bay for life. Cambridge Chronicle, 26 May 1815.
Received an absolute pardon on 7th November 1835 based on the entry in the Sydney Gazette https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2201079