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Crime
Voyage
Transportation
William Stagg was transported on the Sir William Bensley, departing 9th Oct 1816 and arriving 10th Mar 1817 with 201 passengers.
Sir William Bensley (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 297 (150) |
| 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
Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, version 8.0, 05 May 2023), October 1815, trial of WILLIAM STAGG (t18151025-52). WILLIAM STAGG, Theft > grand larceny, 25th October 1815. 1031. WILLIAM STAGG was indicted for stealing, on the 27th of September , a shift, value 3 s. the property of George Eglar . ELIZABETH EGLAR . I lost my shift on the 27th of September; the prisoner came in, and took it; I saw him go out with it; I did not see him come in; I only saw him going out with it; I cried stop thief; he threw them away, and he was stopped; I picked them up. JAMES VALLENTINE . I heard a cry of stop thief, and stopped the prisoner. Prosecutrix. That is my shift. GUILTY , aged 16. Transported for Seven Years . First Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Recorder. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Colonial Secretary Index. STAGG, William. Per "Sir William Bensley", 1817 1824 Jan 19-Feb 19 To be transported for seven years. In reports of prisoners tried at Court of Criminal Jurisdiction (Reel 6023; X820 p.121) 1824 Feb 2 On lists of prisoners transported to Port Macquarie per "Lady Nelson" (Reel 6019; 4/3864 pp.109, 462-3) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Criminal Court. Monday. William Stagg and John Lang were indicted for pig-stealing. Guilty—7 years transportation. Sydney Gazette, 29 Jan 1824. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- List of Prisoners transported to Port Macquarie, Dated Sydney, 2 Feb 1824. William Stagg, tried Criminal Court, Sydney, Jan 1824, 7 years, Trade, shoemaker, Sir Wm. Bensley, Tried London 25 Oct 1815, 7 years. John Robertson Lang, alias Wm. Robertson Lang, tried Criminal Court, Sydney, Jan 1824, 7 years, Trade, shoemaker, per Asia (1), Tried Glasgow,2 Oct 1819, 7 years.