Summary
Personal Information
Transportation
William Snow was transported on the Eliza, departing 2nd Feb 1831 and arriving 29th May 1831 with 224 passengers.
The Eliza was a 511-ton (later 538 ton) merchant ship built in British India in 1806. She made five voyages transporting convicts from England and Ireland to Australia.
Eliza (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 7 (6) |
| 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 Snow was possibly married to Barbara Bushby, sister of Edmund Bushby. Edmund was executed for his part in the Swing Riots in Sussex in 1830s. His execution was seen by many at the time, as an injustice. A newspaper of the time mentions others in the family threatening revenge and some then getting into trouble with the law. Edmund and Barbara's elder sister, Hannah, is my 4x Great-Grandmother"
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Convict Notes
Tasmanian Conduct Record: https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON31-1-39/CON31-1-39P125 No 1323. William Snow, Tried Sussex, 3 Jan 1831, 14 years. Transported for Machine Breaking , 2 ?? Gaol report, Very bad character. Once for selling a stolen ferrett, served 1 month. Single. See record for details.
Two months to hard labour. William Snow, for stealing at Northmundham, one graiting fool and articles, the property of Edward Bookham. Sussex Advertiser, 26 April 1830. DESTROYING THRESHING MACHINES. Edward Goble. George Townshend, Arthur Binstead, John Triggs, Charles Burge, George Binstead, William Snow, and Thomas Boxall, convicted of destroying a threshing machine at Bosham. the properly of Edward Beimel.— Each Seven Years' Transportation. Sussex Advertiser, 10 Jan 1831.
Part of Swing Riots in Sussex. William was convicted at Easter 1830 of larceny- received one month imprisonment. The following year he was transported for 7 years x2 for feloniously destroying threshing machines, along with nine others, including George Binstead who had also been convicted of theft the previous year. He is possibly the brother-in-law of Edmund Bushby who was executed in 1831 for his part in the Swing Riots