Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
William Scotcher was transported on the Admiral Gambier And Aeolus, departing 30th Jun 1808 and arriving 20th Dec 1808 with 280 passengers.
Admiral Gambier And Aeolus (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 415 (207) |
| 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 |
Claims
"William Scotcher is my 5th times great grandfather, through is son Robert Scotcher. William was born in 1763 at Haverhill, Suffolk"
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Convict Notes
Monday last Wm. Scotcher was committed to our Gaol, by J. T. Hervey Elwes, Esq. and the Rev. R. C. Barnard, charged on oath with having stolen two pigs, the property of John Kemp Jardine, Esq. of Wixoe, in the night between Thursday and Friday last. Bury and Norwich Post, 29 Apr 1807. At Bury, July 20, Wm. Scotcher, convicted of stealing two pigs, the property of John K. Jardine, Esq. of Wixoe, was sentenced to 7 years' transportation. Bury and Norwich Post, 22 July 1807. -------------------------------------------------- James Notley, who was capitally convicted of sheep-stealing at our last assizes, has been ordered to be transported for life; and yesterday sennight he was, together with Robert Hynard, James Rampling, John Turner, John Fenner, Robert Matthews, John and James Osborn, and W. Scotcher, removed from our gaol, and put on board the hulks at Portsmouth. Bury and Norwich Post, 30 Sep 1807. -------------------------------------------------- Hulk Reports HO-9-8_3 at Portsmouth. Received from Bury St Edmunds, 24 Sept 1807 William Scotcher, age 44, G.L. 20 July 1807, Bury St Edmunds, NSW 7 years, Sent on board ye Admiral Gambier, 13 June 1808.