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Transportation
William Ready was transported on the Chapman, departing 25th Mar 1817 and arriving 26th Jul 1817 with 202 passengers.
The Chapman ship was built at Whitby, England in 1777, rebuilt in 1811 and refurbed in 1815. Tonnage: 558 The 1817 voyage from Ireland to New South Wales, Australia is not yet fully recorded on this web site - currently being updated. A mutiny occurred on this voyage with 7 men killed and many others wounded. (200 male convicts embarked) 1824 voyage from England to Van Diemen's Land (180 male convicts). 1826 voyage from England to Van Diemen's Land (100 male convicts, 2 escaped). Royal Staff guards & 19 private passengers.
Chapman (generic)References
| Primary Source | New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842 NSW, Australia Convict Ship Muster Rolls and Related Records, 1790-1849; 1817 Chapman) Ireland, Prison Registers, 1790-1924; Dublin, Kilmainham 1815-1910 |
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Convict Notes
Source: Familysearch, Images of Returns of Deaths for district of Liverpool,1819. Image 92. William Ready, convict, Chapman, age 25, date, Date- Month is in the fold of the page, not visible), Inflammation in the Bowels.
CRIME: Passing a forged note (see NSW, Australia Convict Ship Muster Rolls and Related Records, 1790-1849; 1817 Chapman). His jail admission record gives the following account of his committal hearing and trial: COMMITTED: On January 19, 1816, by Alderman Eashaw. TRIAL: He appeared before Judges Day and Daley. JAIL: Admitted to Kilmainham Gaol on January 19, prisoner #2396. He was sent from Kilmainham on December 19 of that year "to board the convict ship" (see Ireland, Prison Registers, 1790-1924; Dublin, Kilmainham 1815-1910).
New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842 Name: William Ready. Age: 26 Date of conviction: 29 Apr 1816 Place of Conviction: Dublin Estimated birth year: abt 1790 Vessel: Chapman. Port of Arrival: Sydney Date of Arrival: 26 Jul 1817 14 Years - Sentence. Native Place Galway, Stable Servant ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DEATH - New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842 Name: William Ready Death Age: 25 Event Type: Burial Birth Date: abt 1792 Death Date: abt 1817 Burial Date: 10 Nov 1817 Burial Place: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Parish as it Appears: Liverpool St Luke's William Ready ( Prisoner) Ship Chapman died Nov 8th 1817 Aged 25 Years and was buried the 10th instant of the district of Airds by me John Youl Chaplin