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Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
William Ralph was transported on the Vittoria, departing 26th Aug 1828 and arriving 17th Jan 1829 with 160 passengers.
Vittoria (generic)References
| Primary Source | NSW State archives, Court Records/transcripts, Ancestry (not family trees), SAG, National Archives of Australia, TROVE, Free Settler or Felon etc. Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 488. |
| 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
William's Certificate of Freedom lists him as a Tailor & Soldier. Other documents list him as a Tailor. Convicted 1829 for 'arson' of a barn belonging to Archibald Bell at Richmond NSW. Found not guilty. Convicted 1830 for absconding and theft sentenced to 3 years. Housed first aboard HMS Phoenix (Hulk) then transported aboard HMS Isabella to Brisbane convict barracks. Convicted 1835 for imprisonment & assault of 10 year old Ellen Durham in Sydney. Sentenced to 1 year at Newcastle goal.
William Ralph (Walpole) was despatched from Sydney onboard the Isabella on 24 April 1830 bound for Moreton Bay (see The Campbelltown Convicts).
Moreton Bay Convict Register Arrived 2 May 1830. 18 male convicts per “Isabella”. Wm. Ralph alias John Walpole, ship, Vittoria. Sierra Leone Q.S. 30 Jan 1828, for stealing time piece, 7 years. Trade, sailor. Colonial sentence: Gen. Sessions Windsor, 9 Feb 1830, Absconding & theft. 3 years. To Sydney 22 Oct 1833. Description: Wm. Ralph, Native place, Norfolk, age 29, 5 ft 4 ¾, sallow comp., brown hair, dk. hazle eyes.