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Transportation
William Shaw was transported on the Batavia, departing 30th Sep 1817 and arriving 5th Apr 1818 with 220 passengers.
Batavia (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 387 (195) |
| 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
COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE, FEB. 10, 1827. HIS EXCELLENCY the GOVERNOR has been pleased to approve of the following Alterations in the Police of the Colony, viz. At Wallis Plains.— William Shaw, per Batavia, holding a Ticket of Leave, and Andrew Crawford per Almorah to be Constable from the 15th of December 1826, in the Room of Abraham Hunter, Larkins, resigned, and … The Monitor, 17 Feb 1827.
Lancaster Assizes. Mary Jones (45) Wm. Fisher (2?) Wm. Shaw (31) John Whitehead (42) Wm. Woolstencroft ?? John Rice (.51) and Samuel Allen (15) pleaded Guilty of having forged Bank notes in their possession, knowing them to be such, and were sentenced to fourteen years transportation. … Lancaster Gazette, 29 Mar 1817.