William White

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Maureen Withey on 8th April 2022

Colonial Secretary Index. WHITE, William alias LONG. Per "General Stuart", 1818 & "Asia", 1822. 1819 Jan 13 On list of convicts disembarked from the "General Stuart" & forwarded to Windsor for distribution (Reel 6006; 4/3499 p.260) 1822 Jul 30 Ran from the Colony & returned in the "Asia". On lists of prisoners transported to Port Macquarie per "Lady Nelson" (Reel 6019; 4/3864 pp.2, 366-7)

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Maureen Withey on 8th April 2022

BRITISH EXTRACTS DOWN TO OCTOBER. PORTSMOUTH, JULY 7.—The Dromedary, store-ship, Mr. R. Skinner, Master, arrived here on Tuesday (2d inst.), from New Zealand and Port Jackson, with masts, &c. in want of water, after a passage of 140 days. Whilst laying in the river off Port Jackson, on the 10th of February, William White and Peter Perry, two convicts who had been transported for felony, took possession of a boat, and rowed towards the ship, about 12 o’clock at night; and, it being very dark, succeeded in getting on board into the hold undiscovered. They procured a little water the second day, but remained eight days without food, when they worked their way into the bread-room, and took just enough to sustain life. In this situation they remained seventeen weeks and three days, undergoing the greatest hardships, when one of them was observed by a soldier, and shortly after both were discovered, and reported to the Captain of the ship. When they were brought on deck, they were nearly blind from so long a confinement in the hold. Their intention was to have got on shore at Rio Janeiro, at which place they expected the ship would have touched. On their arrival in the Sound, they were placed under confinement ; and having been examined before the Magistrates, were yesterday (Friday the 6th inst.) committed to Exeter, to take their trial for returning from transportation before the expiration of their sentence. ” Hobart Town Gazette, 2 Mar 1822. (Name has been incorrectly reported as Perry.) ————————————————————————— List of Eleven prisoners transported to Port Macquarie on board H.M. C. Brig Lady Nelson, and their sentences, 30 July 1822. William White, also Long, ran from the Colony returned in the Asia (2) Tried 29 July 1822, remainder of orig. sentence. Trade, Clerk, per Genl. Stuart, Original conviction: Tried at London, 14 Jan 1818, 7 years. Peter Pinneys, ran from the Colony returned in the Asia (2), Tried 29 July 1822, remainder of orig. sentence. Trade, shipwright, per Tottenham, Original conviction, at Newcastle upon Tyne, 9 Aug 1817, 14 years.

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Maureen Withey on 26th November 2020

Letter from Commandant at Moreton Bay to Colonial Secretary, dated 24/2/1840, re forwarding mail to Sydney with overseers William White and James Turner – annexing statement of their services – requests they be set at liberty [No 40/12] & Notes in margin [Ref 40/03910] Particulars of “2” Overseers belonging to the Establishment at Moreton Bay whose Term of Servitude will Expire at the dates set against their names respectively 1 William White/ “General Stewart” 2 James Turner/ “Prince Regent” Letter, dated 14/4/1840, to Colonial Secretary from Superintendent of Convicts Office, re commutation of Colonial Sentences – suggests free pardons – annexing particulars so instruments can be prepared [No 40/117] In Margin: William White alias Long/ “General Stewart”, James Turner/ “Prince Regent” & Notes in margin Personal Description and other particulars within referred to William White (alias) Long/ “General Stuart” Granger Master 1818 [also spelt Stewart], James Turner/ “Prince Regent” 1 Anderson Master 1820