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William Pugh was transported on the General Hewett, departing 31st Jul 1813 and arriving 7th Feb 1814 with 301 passengers.
The Windham and General Hewett left England the 24th of August, in convoy with the Wansted, Capt. Moore, who sailed from hence last Thursday for Batavia; the General Hewett arrived at Rio the 17th of November, and sailed again the 2d of December. Together with the military detachments, she received on board for this Settlement 300 male prisoners, of whom we are sorry to report the death of 35, whose names we shall endeavour to procure an account of, and publish in the next Gazette, for the information of their friends and families in Great Britain. Sydney Gazette, Sat 12 Feb 1814.
General HewettReferences
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 126 |
| 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
WARWICK ASSIZES, CONTINUED FROM OUR LAST PAPER. … J. Sharman and William Pugh, for stealing from Thomas James; … severally received sentence Death, but were afterwards reprieved. Aris’s Birmingham Gazette, 12 April 1813.
Colonial Secretary Index. PUGH, William. Per "General Hewitt", 1814. 1817 Sep 16 - On list of prisoners to be sent to Newcastle per "Mary" (Reel 6005; 4/3497 p.57) 1820 Nov 20 - On list of prisoners transported to Newcastle per "Lady Nelson" (Reel 6007; 4/3502 p.458) 1825 Nov 7,9 - Re permission to marry at Sydney (Reel 6064, 4/1788 p.104; Reel 6015, 4/3515 p.626) -------------------------------------------------- Convict Index 1791-1873 Mary Screen, Mariner, 1825, Certificate of Freedom, 29 Mar 1838, Wife of William Pugh, per General Hewitt 1814, fbs (as stated on her CF). ———————————————————————————- The family is entered separately in the Census Index, as the children have their father’s name. 1828 Census Index. William Pugh, age 33, T.L. General Hewitt, 1814, 14 years, protestant, Nailor, Cumberland St, Sydney. Benjamin Pugh, age 18 months, born in colony. William Jr. Pugh, age 6 months, born in colony. and Mary Scream, age 26, G.S. Mariner, 1825, 14 years, protestant, Ux Wm. Pugh, Cumberland St, Sydney.