Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Henry Turley was transported on the Bengal Merchant, departing 27th Sep 1834 and arriving 30th Jan 1835 with 270 passengers.
Bengal Merchant (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 437 (220) |
| 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 |
Claims
No one has claimed Henry Turley yet.
Photos
No photos have been added for Henry Turley.
Convict Notes
National Archives. Criminal Petitions. HO 17/17/133 Description: Prisoner name: Henry Turley (or Henry Turly). Prisoner age: 42. Prisoner occupation: Cotton spinner with Thomas Hallsworth of Manchester [Lancashire]. Court and date of trial: Lancashire Lent Assizes, Lancaster, March 1834. Crime: Selling counterfeit coin. Initial sentence: Seven years transportation. Gaoler's report: 'Character not known, married, four children'. Annotated: Nil. 'Ordered to Justitia'. Petitioner(s): Mary Turley (or Mary Turly), the convict's wife, with three characters appended. A second application from Mary Turley. Grounds for clemency: He has a distressed wife and four small children; this was his first offence.
Henry Turley was 42 years old, married with 3 male and 1 female children and his native place was Down County, Ireland. Henry's crime was "Base Coin". 1839: TOL 9/3/1841: COF