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Voyage
Transportation
William Porter was transported on the Marion, departing 7th Jun 1845 and arriving 16th Sep 1845 with 299 passengers.
Built 1834 at Calcutta. Wood ship of 684 Tons. The 1847/48 voyage sent to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) BUT also went on to Port Phillip Bay, Victoria where 300 exiles disembarked. (The newspaper source says they were from Millbank, Pentonville & Parkhurst prisons.)
Marion (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/14, Page Number 310 |
| 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
** 2 BY SAME NAME ON BOARD ** Place of origin: Kidderminster, Worcestershire Offence; Stealing a weaver's shuttle, Aged; 18 years old No; 16517 TRIAL; 8 March 1845 DEATH; 19 December 1851. Aged; 24 years old. EXECUTED HOBART. S U P R E M E C O U R T . CRIMINAL SITTINGS. (Before his Honor Mr. Justice Home) FBIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1851. J. A. Moore, William Porter, and Felix Tiernry, prisoners of the crown, were indicted with violent assault, and robbery to the value of £i and odd, on the person of one Mr. Andrews, on the night of the 25th October last, the prisoners being then armed with a pistol, the butt-end of which was used in drawing blood from prosecutor's heed. The sentence of death was passed upon Porter, without any hope of mercy.