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Voyage
Transportation
William Taylor was transported on the Elphinstone, departing 27th May 1837 and arriving 2nd Oct 1837 with 240 passengers.
Elphinstone (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/11, Page Number 62 |
| 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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Tasmanian Births. https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-26/RGD33-1-26-P361 Elizabeth Taylor, born 24 March 1848, Father William Taylor, labourer, mother Amelia Taylor, formerly Woolley. Registered in district of Fingal. https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-26/RGD33-1-26-P367 William Taylor, born Dec 26 1849, Father William Taylor, farmer, mother Amelia Taylor, formerly Wooley. Amelia signed with her mark X, resident at Avoca.
Contributed by Bill Middleditch on 22nd June 2024 William Taylor was born in Nottingham, England. Baptised 19/12/1814 at St. Mary's Nottingham, England. He married Amelia Woolley in Avoca, Van Diemen's Land, on 7 June, 1847. (TASBDM - Marriage - 565/1847) He died at Carrumut, Victoria, on 8 January, 1884. VICBDM - Death - 453/1884)
Town Sessions, William TAYLOR, aged ?, was indicted for stealing, on the 4th of October instant, a variety of articles, the property of Frances Cocking.—M. Wm. Enfield called the ..., who lives in Bear Court, in this town. On the 3 day of October she left her room between seven and eight o'clock, ..., and returned about one o'clock in the morning, when she found the door on the latch, and missed a sheet, counterpane. blanket. petticoat, gown, pair of stays, two caps, and other articles, and a pocket handkerchief, the property of Ann Parrot. The several articles mentioned were in the room when she went out —Joseph Roper, a watchmen, was on duty on the morning of the 4th of October, and met the prisoner in Glasshouse Street, about a quarter before three o'clock. He was carrying a bundle under his arm. Witness asked him what he had got! He replied, nothing; took him to the station house, and found in the bundle the articles mentioned - James Lawson searched the prisoner on the 4th of October, and found a book, a bit of paper with a lock of hair in it, and a key. The key would unlock the prosecutrix's door.—Guilty. The prisoner had been previously convicted  at the January Sessions, in .... To be transported for seven years.  Nottingham Journal, 21 Oct 1836.
NOTE. THERE WERE THREE MEN NAMED WILLIAM TAYLOR ON THIS SHIP. Tasmanian Conduct Record. https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON31-1-44/CON31-1-44P35 No 1050. William Taylor, per Elphinstone (2), Oct 2 1837. Tried Notts Town Q.S. 20 Oct 1836, 7 years. Transported for stg Wearing apparel. Gaol report, Character bad, convicted before. Hulk report, Orderly. Single. Stated this offence, Ho breaking & stg wearing apparel, once for Lead, 9 mos. Married, wife Ann at N.P. Nottingham. QS Launceston, 8 May 1850. Stealing property of R? C? – 18 Cal months Imp at Gaol at Launceston. Free Cert 26 August 1851. William Taylor, (free by servitude,) stood charged with stealing 7 lb. of tea, the property of Roderic O'Connor, of Avoca, to which he pleaded— not guilty. Verdict— guilty, remanded for sentence. The Cornwall Chronicle, 11 May 1850. QUARTER SESSIONS. SATURDAY, MAY 11. Sentences. The court opened this morning at half-past' ten o'clock, when the prisoners were brought up to receive sentence: William Taylor, convicted of felony and larceny. The prisoner's wife presented a petition stating that she had two young children dependent upon her exertions, and, in consideration of this and the prisoner's previous good character, instead of being transported, he was sentenced to eighteen months' imprisonment in the house of correction at Launceston, with hard labor, to be kept the first ten days in. solitary confinement. Launceston Examiner, 15 May 1850.