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Transportation
William Taylor was transported on the Mangles, departing 30th Jun 1824 and arriving 27th Oct 1824 with 192 passengers.
ManglesReferences
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/5, Page Number 165 (84) |
| 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
William Taylor, charged with having Sunday last, the parish of Penton Grafton, stolen and carried away from the premises of John Mortimer, one ewe sheep, has been committed to the county gaol. Hampshire Advertiser, 29 Sep 1823. His Majesty’s commission for holding the Lent Assizes for this County will be opened on Monday afternoon, at the Castle, in this city, … William Taylor, for stealing one ewe sheep, at Penton Grafton, the property of John Mortimore. Hampshire Chronicle, 8 March 1824. William Taylor, for stealing ewe sheep, at Penton Grafton, the property of John Mortimore, of Andover. The skin was found by some boys in hedge-row, at Clanville, about a quarter of mile from the prosecutor's farm, and part of the carcase was was traced by the constable to the house of the prisoner, where it was concealed upstairs. Hampshire Chronicle, 15 March 1824.
CORRECTION: This record says my ancestor was tried for 'Murder' This is not correct. We have all the paperwork. It was stealing a sheep. Trial held at Winchester Castle, Hampshire on March 8, 1824. Charged with having, on Sunday 21st day of September last, at the parish of Penton Grafton, feloniously stolen, taken, and carried away one two-tooth ewe sheep, of the value of twenty shillings, there and then being the property of John Mortimore, of Andover, gent. Warrant dated September 21. Sentence - DEATH (Reprieved). Transported on 13th July 1924 on convict ship Mangles (3) and arrived Sydney Cover 27th October 1824. He was assigned as shepherd to Captain Coghill near Camden (who had been master of ship Mangles). William received Ticket of Leave in 1833 then Conditional Pardon 1840. He became publican of Surveyor General Inn, Berrima from about 1840 to 1844 when he built The Crown Inn, Berrima and moved to there. He became a respected member of the community. His wife Mary and daughter Lucy he brought out from England in May 1833 aboard ship 'Diana' . Mary died in 1842. His daughter Lucy married Ralph Hush (Junior) of Braidwood in 1835 and they had 9 sons from 1837 to 1850 of whom 6 survived. Lucy Hush died 1860. William Taylor remarried in 1844 to free immigrant Bridget Breen and they had a son, William Taylor, born 1845. After William Taylor (senior) died age 58 in 1854 Bridget remarried to Daniel Collins in 1857 in Berrima. William & Bridget's son married Sarah Boland in 1864 and they had 3 sons, but William died, age 23 in 1868. Colleen Taylor updated 8 Jan 2024
William Taylor was granted a Ticket of Leave in 1832. His wife, Mary, and daughter, Lucy, joined him in 1833. He received a Conditional Pardon in 1840.