Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
William Kennedy was transported on the Surrey Or Surry, departing 19th Nov 1832 and arriving 9th Mar 1833 with 216 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 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 470 |
| 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
Prisoner name: William Kennedy and William Brown. (From petition above)
https://www.oldbaileyonline.org/record/t18320906-16?text=Brown Old Bailey Trial, date 6 Sep 1832. Murder of William Wilkinson. Tried with William Brown. ------------------------------------------------------------- National Archives. Criminal Petitions. HO 17/51/7. Court and date of trial: Old Bailey September Sessions 1832. Crime: Murder of William Wilkinson. Initial sentence: Death. Annotated (Outcome): Conditional pardon prepared 12 September 1832. Petitioner(s): Witnesses, prosecutors and jurymen at the trial of Kennedy and Brown. Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): There was no intention to harm the victim and it appears possible that the death resulted from an action of the victim. Other papers: Two letters to the Home Secretary from the Trial Judge, J Patterson indicating some possible doubts regarding the conviction and stating that he had ordered a temporary respite of the execution. Two letters from the brother of the victim questioning the case for a pardon. The second letter, dated 3 May 1833, says that the prisoners 'met their reward' when the vessel they were being transported on was lost with all aboard.