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Voyage
Transportation
William Dennis was transported on the Marion, departing 7th Jun 1845 and arriving 16th Sep 1845 with 299 passengers.
Built 1834 at Calcutta. Wood ship of 684 Tons. The 1847/48 voyage sent to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) BUT also went on to Port Phillip Bay, Victoria where 300 exiles disembarked. (The newspaper source says they were from Millbank, Pentonville & Parkhurst prisons.)
Marion (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/14, Page Number 308 |
| 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
Wm. Dennis and James Carter, by G. Gataker, Esq., and the Rev, G. B. Paley, charged with night poaching at Lavenham, and with having violently assaulted Robert Palmer, the gamekeeper, and his assistants, by striking them upon the head with a gun and bludgeon, so as to endanger the life of the said Robert Palmer. IPSWICH Journal, 1 Feb 1845. Monday last, the following convicts were removed from this gaol to the Milbank prison, in pursuance of their sentences—viz., Wm. Dennis, James Carter, ... each to be transported for the term of seven years Suffolk Chronicle, 12 April 1845.