Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Samuel Wells was transported on the Surrey Or Surry, departing 2nd Oct 1822 and arriving 4th Mar 1823 with 161 passengers.
Built at Harwich in 1811 a square-rigged transport ship of 443 tons and copper lined she had two decks with a height between decks of 5 ft. 8 ins. In 1818, she had a major refit increasing the decks (and convict carrying capacity) to three. She was owned by the London firm of F. & C.F. Mangles.
Surrey Or Surry (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/4, Page Number 227 (114) |
| 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
"Wife's direct line ancestor"
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Convict Notes
Samuel Wells (b. 1788, Isle of Wight, England) Birth: ~1788, Isle of Wight, England. Crime: Horse theft (mare belonging to James Read). Trial: Wiltshire, 9 Mar 1822; sentenced to death, commuted to 14 years. Transportation: Surry, arrived Sydney 1823. Marriage: 1832, Sydney – Catherine Geraty. Three children. Occupation: Wood carter. Death: 14 Mar 1863, Randwick, NSW, age ~74.
New South Wales, Australia, Registers of Convicts' Applications to Marry, 1826-1851 Granted 11/2/1832 Catherine Geraty 28 Bond (7yrs) per ship Edward to marry Samuel Wells 44 Bond (14yrs) per ship Surrey(4) Rev William Cowper Sydney
Salisbury. The following prisoners were tried and sentenced as under: Death – ...Samuel Wells, for stealing a mare belonging to James Read,...(All the above prisoners, nineteen in number, have been reprieved.) Salisbury and Winchester Journal, 18 Mar 1822
Samuel Wells was originally sentenced to death for the crime of horse stealing - it was later changed to 14 years transportation