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Crime
Voyage
Transportation
William Simpson was transported on the Mangles, departing 24th Apr 1835 and arriving 1st Aug 1835 with 310 passengers.
ManglesReferences
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/10, Page Number 47 (25). Tasmanian Archives, convict records. |
| 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
Port Arthur: Name: Simpson, William. Ship to colony: Mangles POL709-1-1 page 31 (15 Feb 1863) POL709-1-1 page 171 (Discharged 15 Oct 1864) Invalid
William SIMPSON was convicted at Jamaica Court Martial on 27 May 1834 for desertion. Previously for desertion - branded and pardoned & 200 lashes. 14 yr transportation sentence. Sent to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) per the ship 'Mangles' arriving 1 Aug 1835. Ship surgeon's report: "quiet and useful". Aged 32 yrs; ploughman; 5'7 1/4 height; sallow complexion; red/brown hair; blue eyes. Native place of birth: Royston, England. VDL: Assigned to work services. Several records of misconduct and punishments. 1838: at Campbell Town 1842: at Picton