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Personal Information
Transportation
William Russell was transported on the Eden, departing 8th Jul 1840 and arriving 18th Nov 1840 with 272 passengers.
Built 1826 at London. Wood ship of 513 Tons.
Eden (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/12, Page Number 207 (105) |
| 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
National Archives. https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16947708/?search=cT1wcmlzb24raHVsa3Mrd2FycmlvcitXb29sd2ljaCsxODQw HO 18/5/13. Date: Oct 1839- Apr 1840. Prisoner name: William Russell, aged 20. Court and Date of Trial: Worcester Quarter Sessions, October 1839. Crime: Robbery of money from Thomas Howell, together with Edward Bishop. Initial sentence: 10 years transportation. Gaoler's Report: Character etc not known. In prison before for trespass. On board Ganymede then Warrior hulks, Woolwich. Outcome: Nil. Petitions and letters: Two petitions from Thomas Russell, tailor, the first also from Ann Russell, his wife, of Barton Street, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, the prisoner's parents, pleading the prisoner's ill health (liver disease and asthma), certified by a surgeon, his being led astray by others and being his first offence, with covering letter pointing out the bad character of the prosecutor; the second being undersigned by William Holder, tailor, the prisoner's employer, and 37 inhabitants of Tewkesbury, with covering letters. Petition from W Winter of Abbey Cottage, Tewkesbury, impugning the character of the prosecutor. Report of John Packington, chairman of Worcester Quarter Sessions, giving evidence in case, with covering letter. File cover.