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Transportation
William Hand was transported on the Neptune, Scarborough And Surprize, departing 30th Nov 1789 and arriving 26th Jun 1790 with 1084 passengers.
Neptune 809 tons built on the River Thames 1779. The largest ship of the Second Fleet.
Neptune, Scarborough And Surprize (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 68 |
| 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
"My Wife 4 x Great Uncle , brother of Jane Hand her 4 x Great Grandmother"
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Convict Notes
Buried in St David's Park Cemetery Hobart Tasmania
Born Sherston Magna Wiltshire England Died Hobart Tasmania Australia
William Hand: 1788, robbed man at Corsham Wiltshire of six shillings. Convicted of Highway Robbery and sentenced to death. 1789, Transported to Australia on The Neptune sentence now 7 years. Second Fleet. 1791, Convicted in Sydney Australia for stealing corn. Sentence two years to wear iron round his neck. 1791/2, Transported to Norfolk Island 1807, Transported to Van Diemans Land (Tasmania). Given 34 acres 1815, Marries Irish Convict Ann Jones 5/1/1815. 1816, Daughter Sarah Hand born Hobart. 1818, Son William Hand Jnr born Hobart 1821, Died 28/6/1821 aged 61
** Ship; NEPTUNE ** Australia, Convict Index, 1788-1868 Name William Hand Age 27 Birth Year Abt 1761 Arrival Year 1788 Arrival State New South Wales Trial Place New Sarum Wilts Ship Neptune Comments d1821 • © 1997-2024 Ancestry
… and William Hand, for stopping Thomas Bailey of Calne, on the highway, and extorting money from him. They are all since reprieved. Reading Mercury, 24 March 1788. Transportation orders were also received for Stephen Shuter, John Russell, Thomas Morgan, otherwise Thomas Davis, Thomas Price, Michael Gay, and William Hand, reprieved convicts at our last assizes. Salisbury Journal, 21 Apr 1788.