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Transportation
William Thomson 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 301 (152) |
| 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
Colonial Secretary Index THOMPSON, William alias CROW. Per "Sir William Bensley", 1817 1818 Sep 2 One of a group of prisoners who carried off two boats at Newcastle. To be returned per "Lady Nelson" (Reel 6006; 4/3499 p.26) 1818 Sep 2 On list of prisoners to be sent to Newcastle per "Lady Nelson" (Reel 6006; 4/3499 p.27) 1821 Jan 27 On list of prisoners transported to Newcastle per "Lady Nelson" (Reel 6007; 4/3503 p.71) 1821 On list of convicts at Port Macquarie (Reel 6019; 4/3864 pp.346-7) 1824 c.Apr, Oct 8 Tailor. Assigned convict mechanic whose master was a defaulter in payment for (Reel 6061, 4/1778 p.265h; Fiche 3293, 5/3821.1 p.5) 1825 On list of convicts mustered in the employ of George Pashley of Sydney in 1823 & 1824 (Fiche 3149; 4/1843B No.630 p.1011) 1825 Jun Servant to George Pashley (Junior) of Sydney; testimony as to his character for ticket of leave (Reel 6027; 4/1716.2 pp.412-4) 1825 Dec 9 Convict in the service of George Pashley of Sydney at two successive musters (Reel 6016; 4/3516 p.119) ------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 Sept 1818. On list of prisoners to be sent to Newcastle per "Lady Nelson" Per Sir Wm. Bensley, Willm. Thompson, convict, Taylor, Tried by Bench of Magistrates, 17 Aug 1818, Sentence: Eighteen months in double irons to hard labour at the Lime Kilns.
At the beginning of the week, a number of prisoners from the working gangs were discovered to have absented themselves, and several boats, the property of private persons, were shortly after missing also; from which latter discovery, a design was conjectured to have been formed by the absentees, to surprise and cut off some vessel or craft. … … Sydney, 1st August, 1818. WHEREAS, several Boats being missing from the Harbour, and the under-mentioned Convicts having absconded, supposed with an intention of taking some Vessel in order to make their Escape from this Colony; all Constables and others are hereby required to Apprehend and lodge in any of the Gaols in this Colony, All or Any of the Prisoners herewith described; viz. … Govt. Servants. - Wm. Thompson [Thomson], alias Crorr, a tailor, per Sir Wm. Bensley, aged 20; native place Perthshire; 5 f. 6 ½ in. high; brown hair, dark complexion, hazel eyes, wounded in left hand. … Wm. Hutchinson, Principal Superintendent. (Sydney Gazette 1 Aug 1818, p. 3.)