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Voyage
Transportation
William Slough was transported on the Asia 1, departing 13th Aug 1827 and arriving 7th Dec 1827 with 200 passengers.
Built by A Hall & Co at Aberdeen in 1818. A Brig of 536 tons. (Wikipedia) 1830 - Voyage. Asia from Ireland. Female Convict Ship; Stead; Master, Alexander Nesbit M.D. Surgeon Superintendent. Arrived in Sydney Cove 13 Jan 1830. Mustered - 186. Died on Voyage - 3. Disembarked - 1. Total Embarked - 200
Asia 1 (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 253 (128) |
| 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
Sentence of Death recorded. … , and Wm. Slough. Northampton Mercury, 10 March 1827. Northamptonshire Lent Assizes. Wm. Slough, for killing sheep, and stealing the carcass thereof, property of Lawrence Tumer, of Rowell. Northampton Mercury, 17 March 1827. -------------------------------------------------- HO 17/39/1851827 1 collective petition (3 people, William Brotherhood, minister; John Kein and Thomas Harris, the prisoner's employers) on behalf of William Slough, silk weaver convicted at the Northampton Lent Assizes in 1827 for sheep stealing. Grounds for clemency: the prisoner's first offence, of previous good character, has been driven to crime by un-employment, the prisoner's wife is pregnant and dependent on him for support. Initial sentence: death, commuted to transportation for life. Annotated; 'rejected 4 May'. Fm35