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Crime
Voyage
Transportation
William Spragg was transported on the Joseph Somes, departing 18th Dec 1845 and arriving 19th May 1846 with 250 passengers.
Built 1845 at London. Wood ship of 780 Tons. The owner was Thomas Colyer of Kent, the son-in-law of Joseph Somes. Two voyages with transport convicts to Australia: 1845/1846: 1847: 248 male people (known as "exiles" landed at Point Henry, Geelong, Victoria and 1 went on to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania). Queen Victoria had decreed that all of these men (many of them youths from Parkhurst, Isle of Wight) should be treated as "free" upon arrival (significant backlash to transported criminals at this time).
Joseph Somes (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/14, Page Number 407 (205) |
| 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
1845: Jul 5 - Norfolk Chronicle William Spragg, (41) was indicted for having stolen five bushels of undressed wheat, the property of Sarah Bloomfield, of Mattishall widow. He was further charged with having stolen an elm plank, the property of Edward Stearman, of Mattishall. The prisoner was convicted on the first charge; no evidence was offered on the second. The Chairman, in passing sentence, said, the prisoner had been tried for many offences, and he had used great violence in resisting the police. The sentence of the court was, that he be transported for seven years. There is no record to say if William Spragg had been married!