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Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Richard Morris was transported on the Marion, departing 27th Sep 1847 and arriving 9th Jan 1848 with 301 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 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/15, Page Number 216 |
| 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
Parkhurst Prison. Opened in December 1838 as a prison for young male offenders, ideally aged 16 and under (though some also aged in their late teens), to provide them with a course of moral, religious and industrial training, together with corrective discipline, to prepare them for emigration (both as free emigrants and convicts).
WEST KENT SESSIONS. Committals. … Richard Morris, stealing six silver watches, and one gold watch, Chatham.… Kentish Mercury, 31 Aug 1844.  Richard Morris, 14, stealing six silver watches and one gold watch, value £l7, the property of John Wilson, Chatham. Prisoner, who was defended by Mr. ?, was found guilty and sentenced to be transported for 10 years, but was recommended to  be sent to Parkhurst Prison, in the Isle of Wight. Maidstone Journal, 22 Oct 1844.