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William Talbot Sutton was transported on the Neptune, Scarborough And Surprize, departing 30th Nov 1789 and arriving 26th Jun 1790 with 1084 passengers.
Neptune 809 tons built on the River Thames 1779. The largest ship of the Second Fleet.
Neptune, Scarborough And Surprize (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 43 (23) |
| 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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Family connections for William Talbot (Sutton) are: SUTTON William Talbot (Sutton) married Ann (???). He had 4children & was an officer of the Excise tried for making forged notes/receipts relating to spirituous liquors, on 20 6 1789, at Old Bailey on 8 7 1789, sentenced to death reprieved to Life, held probably at London or Middlesex Gaol Delivery & arrived in NSW as a convict on 26 6 1790 after a voyage of 5months on Fleet ship SCARBOROUGH; a voyage noted for extreme brutality of prisoners with a high death rate. It may be he, in September 1790, who escaped w/4others in a boat from Rose Hill. He was issued his Absolute Pardon on 12 11 1794. He was Free by Servitude by 1800. It may be he, in May 1804, who was appointed storekeeper at Castle Hill. He returned to England with some of his family om 15 5 1818 on DAVID SHAW-although his children are shown here to be comfortably settled in NSW. [Some details taken from this Website; on which there are 2entries-noting there are many William (Suttons) & some facts, including the storekeeping reference, may be misplaced.] Ann (???) arrived in NSW with her children following her husband in 1800 on HMS PORPOISE. She may have returned to England with most of his family om 15 5 1818 on DAVID SHAW-although her children are shown here to be comfortably settled in NSW. William Talbot (Sutton) & Ann (???) produced 3children: 1.Harriet (Sutton) was born about 1786. She arrived in NSW with her mother in 1800 on HMS PORPOISE. She married Adolarius William Henry (Evans/Humphrey) of Pittwater on 28 8 1812-recorded at St Davids CofE Hobart. ..Adolarius William Henry (Evans/Humphrey) was born about 1882. He arrived at Port Phillip (now Victoria) free on 4 10 1803 after a voyage of 7+months on OCEAN (supply ship with HMS CALCUTTA) (an expedition that settled in Tasmania); he probably camped at what is now Sorrento/Sullivans Bay. He went on HMS LADY NELSON to Risdon Derwent Van Diemens Land (Tasmania) on 13 12 1803, arriving on 15 2 1804. He was living in Pitt Water in 1812. ..[Some details taken from this Website] ..Harriet (Sutton) & Adolarius William Henry (Humphrey) an official produced perhaps 1child: ..1.William (Humphrey) was born in 1810. ..[Noted a William (Humphrey) is recorded as born in 1804-no parents given] ..[ & a Michael (Humphrey) is recorded as born in 1805-no parents given] .. 2.Sarah (Sutton) was born about 1788. She arrived in NSW with her mother in 1800 on HMS PORPOISE. She had a first relationship (1of4) with John (Wilks).>>> ..John (Wilks) arrived in NSW as a private with NSW Corps on 7 5 1804 after a voyage of 6months on COROMANDEL; he was detached to (McArthur)s company. He was at Newcastle in 1805 & detached to (Savory)s company. He was discharged as unfit on 25 10 1806. ..Sarah (Sutton) & John (Wilks) produced 2children: ..1.Harriet (Wilks) was born on 3 8 1806 at Parramatta & baptised on 26 10 1806 at St Johns CofE Parramatta. ..2.William (Wilks) was born on 29 8 1808 & baptised on 2 10 1808 at St Johns CofE Parramatta. He died on 5 9 1811 age3+. .. >>>Sarah (Sutton) had a second relationship (2of4) with James (Murphy) emancipist, produced 5children & married on 8 6 1818 at St Johns CofE Parramatta.>>> ..James (Murphy) was born about 1869. He was tried at Wexford Ireland, sentenced to Life & arrived in NSW as a convict on 30 10 1802 after a voyage of 5months on ATLAS. He was Free by Servitude by 1810. He died on 7 9 1820 age51 father of perhaps 6children & was buried at St Johns CofE Parramatta. ..[Some details taken from this Website] .. >>>Sarah (Sutton) had a third relationship (3of4) with George (Pember his second relationship) & produced a child.>>> ..George (Pember) was born about 1750/70/83. He was tried at Hereford Assizes, sentenced to Life & arrived in NSW as a convict on 11 3 1803 after a voyage of 6months on HMS GLATTON. He married firstly Christiana (Macaever/Stewart) on 26 8 1807 at St Johns CofE Parramatta. He died on 3 10 1830/50 age80sic father of 1known child as an invalid at Parramatta Invalid Establishment. ..[Some details taken from this Website] .. >>>Sarah (Sutton) had a fourth relationship with Henry (Schooler) emancipist. She produced 8known children in her lifetime. ..Henry (Skooler/Schooler) was born about 1762/5, possibly in Lancashire, & became a cotton spinner. He was tried for possession of forged notes at Middlesex April Sessions on 27 4 1805, sentenced to 14years, held at Middlesex Gaol Delivery & arrived in NSW as a convict on 12 7 1806 after a voyage of 6months on FORTUNE; he was Protestant. He was considered for Ticket of Leave in 1814. On 13 2 1818 he was tried w/1other for pig stealing at Sydney Circuit Court, sentenced to 7years & sent to Newcastle on 13 3 1818 on HMS LADY NELSON. He was assaulted & robbed on 6 12 1833 at Bowlers Bridge. On 5 5 1839 he was admitted to Sydney gaol for exposing his person. He was a labourer when he was tried for uttering forged notes, on 6 4 1839, at Sydney on 1 8 1839, sentenced to Life, held at Sydney gaol & PHOENIX hulk; he was 5'2" slender build fresh complexion grey hair but bald grey eyes. He was sent to Norfolk Island on 12 10 1839, arriving on 28 10 1839 & was recorded there in 1844/5. He was deemed invalid/infirn on 20 6 1844. He died on 8 4 1847 age65 at Brisbane Waters Queensland. ..[Some details taken from this Website] .. 3.Charlotte (Sutton) was born in 1798 in England. She arrived in NSW with her mother in 1800 on HMS PORPOISE. She married at age15 William (Britton) formerly of NSW Corps on 1 2 1813 at St Matthews CofE WINDSOR-Smees records also show the marriage on 10 10 1820 at St Davids CofE Hobart-& produced at least 10children. ..William (Britton) was born about 1765. He enlisted as a private in NSW Corps in United Kingdom. He arrived in NSW with NSW Corps on 9 7 1791 after a journey of 8months on Fleet ship ACTIVE. In 1795 he was granted 25acres at Musgrave Place Hawkesbury River. He was discharged on 19 9 1796. [Noted a ??? (Warburton) had a hut at Shannon River Tasmania on 21 10 1818 where he harboured bushrangers.] He was recorded in 1827 & 1835 as a shoemaker. ..Details of William (Britton)s family are given in entry for Henry (Pleffer WATERLOO 1833) on this Website. References: Craig James Smee 'Births and Baptisms Marriages and Defacto Relationships Deaths and Burials New South Wales 1788-1830' ..a complete listing from church & other records in the early colony. Irene Schaffer & Thelma McKay 'Exiled Three Times Over! Profiles of Norfolk Islanders Exiled in Van Diemens Land 1807-1813' James Hugh Donohoe 'Norfolk Island 1788-1813-The People and Their Families' Reg Wright 'Forgotten Generation of Norfolk Island & Van Diemens Land' Pamela Statham 'A Colonial Regiment-New Sources Relating to the New South Wales Corps-1789-1810'
NSW Digitised Indents. William Sutton, per Scarborough (2), tried Old Bailey, London, Middlesex, 28/10/1789. Life sentence. Remarks, Pardoned NSW. NSW Convict Index. William Sutton, Absolute Pardon, 12 Nov 1794.
He was tried at the Old Bailey 8 July 1789, for deception and fraud. Extract from his court record: " 512. WILLIAM SUTTON was indicted for that he, on the 20th day of June last, feloniously did falsly make, forge and counterfeit, and cause, and procure, to be falsly made, forged and counterfeited, and did willingly act and assist in the false-making, forging, and counterfeiting a certain receipt for money, with the name J. Smith thereto subscribed, purporting to be a receipt from J. Smith to Joshua Beardmore , for the sum of 18 s. of lawful money of Great Britain ; which said receipt for money is in the words and figures following, that is to say: "June "20, 1789. Received for three payments, " for licence by me, J. Smith;" with intention to defraud the king . A second count, with intention to defraud Josiah Beardmore. A third and fourth counts, for uttering the same with the like intentions.” In the course of the trial transcript, it appears he was formerly an officer of Excise, but at time of trial had been dismissed. During his defence, William Sutton stated he had a wife and four children. His original sentence was death. Old Bailey, 28 October 1789. The following prisoners, who had been capitally convicted at former sessions, were put to the bar, and received his majesty's pardon, on condition of being transported for their natural lives. viz, Edward Glynn , William Sutton , Francis Evans , James Green , William Coombes , John Dudley, Thomas Wilmot , John Price, William Poynton, John Wright , William Charlton alias Charington , Michal Conner, John Happy.
Capitally convicted, viz… William Sutton (late an Officer in the Excise, for feloniously forging a certain Receipt for 18s. being 3/ 8ths the yearly Duty for retailing Spirituous Liquors, with Intent to defraud Joshua Beardmore. Northampton Mercury, 11 July 1789.
William was able to bring his family with him. in 1794 Sydney he was given an Absolute Pardon. He and most of his family returned to England 15 May 1818 on the "David Shaw"