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William Hancock was transported on the Morley, departing 19th Sep 1822 and arriving 11th Jan 1823 with 173 passengers.
The "Morley" was built on the Thames, England in 1811. Convicts were transported to New South Wales on the Morley in 1817, 1818, 1820, 1828 and 1829 and to Van Diemen's Land in 1820 and 1823. 1829 Voyage. 200 Male English Convicts. Commander; Harrison. Richard Lewis; Surgeon Superintendent arrived 2 Dec 1829. All convicts survived the voyage.
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| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/4, Page Number 204 |
| 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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Tasmanian Records. Conduct Record: https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON31-1-18/CON31-1-18P161 No471. Wm Hancock, tried 23 March 1822, Life. Various offences listed. – Absent from work, drunkenness, neglect of duty, etc. Punishments include “Ordered to cut 100 ft additional of timber.” and “make up 100 feet by sawing by additional labor.” Conditional Pardon, No 1353 23 Aug 1837.
HO 17/84/69 1833 Aug 4 - 1834 Aug 22 Prisoner name: William Hancock the younger. Prisoner occupation: Butcher and former fisherman, now a lawyer in the Public Works Department in Hobart, Tasmania. Court and date of trial: Lancaster Assizes, March 1822. Crime: Stealing from the person, an unspecified sum of money from William Liddle (vessel-master of Boroughbridge [Yorkshire]) in St George's Road, Manchester [Lancaster] in [1822]. Initial sentence: Transportation for life. Petitioner(s): William Hancock the elder (father, a fishmonger) and Hannah Hancock (mother) undersigned by Lydia Elizabeth Liddle (prosecutor's wife) and with an appended character to the petitioners under-signed by seven inhabitants of Boroughbridge and supported by two other letters of character. Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Was the dupe of the other two convicts named below; previous good conduct; intoxicated at the time of the offence; has served 12 years of is sentence; good conduct in Hobart. Other papers: Letter from the convict to his parents in which he names many of his family; letter from Lydia Elizabeth Liddle [above] to the convict's parents giving her support to the petition. Additional Information: Convicted with James Smith and Robert Huffleton who were also transported for life; arrived in Hobart, Tasmania on the convict transport Morley in 1823; granted his ticket of leave in February 1832. Note: I think the word “lawyer” (above) is a mistranscription for sawyer. ------------------------------------------------------------ Lancaster Assizes Robt. Johnson, 21, Wm. Hancock, 21, and John Smith, 18, for a highway-robbery, at Manchester. Lancaster Gazette, 23 March 1822. -------------------------------------------------- Lancaster Assizes. Robert Johnson, 21, William. Hancock, 20, and John S..., ?, were indicted for a highway robbery in Manchester. on the night of the 8th November last. —William Liddell, boatman from the neighbourhood of Boroughbridge, stated, that on the 6th November, he received from Mr. Frederick Lilly commandant, of Manchester, four notes, and .£3. in provincial notes. About twelve o'clock at night, he was going towards Piccadilly, when he was knocked down near the end of High street by several men, who robbed him of the money he had received. On the following morning, about eleven o'clock, the three prisoners went a public house in Liverpool, and procured change for four notes, which were most distinctly identified as those stolen from Liddell. The prisoners were apprehended very shortly afterwards, and the sovereigns which they had received in exchange for the notes were found in their possession. Smith had one, and Hancock two provincial notes, such as the prisoner had got.—Guilty—death. Manchester Guardian, 30 March 1822. ------------------------------------------------------------------
Tasmanian Conduct Record. https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON31-1-18$init=CON31-1-18p161 471. William Hancock. Tried 23 Mar 1822, Life. Lots of information on this record.