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Voyage
Transportation
William Simpson was transported on the Southworth, departing 23rd Jun 1830 and arriving 19th Oct 1830 with 160 passengers.
Southworth (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 389 (197). Tasmanian Archives - convict records. Old Bailey online https://www.oldbaileyonline.org/record/t18300415-230 |
| 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
CON31-1-39 With permission to embark for England - 5 February 1839
William SIMPSON was convicted at the London Gaol on 15 April 1830 for breaking into a warehouse. Not known in prison before. Life sentence. Sent to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) per the ship 'Southworth' 1830. Married man, 6 children. Wife Ann with her father & mother at 2 Union St. Whitechapel, London. VDL: Assigned to work service. No record of any misconduct. 19 Oct 1838: Conditional Pardon approved. 5 Feb 1839: Permission given to embark for England. Supt. memo. 6 Feb 1839: Free Certificate issued, no. 404.