Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
William Thurley was transported on the Westmoreland, departing 15th May 1841 and arriving 12th Sep 1841 with 204 passengers.
The Westmoreland was a 405-ton sailing ship built in 1832 at Lynn, Norfolk, England. Four (4) sailings listed for her to transport convicts (and some free settlers and soldiers) to Australia - New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania). (Voyage in 1838 from Ireland to NSW is currently being compiled, incomplete list of persons to date.)
Westmoreland (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/12, Page Number 308 |
| 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
William Thurley, a bricklayer, was born about 1818, one of 11 children. The family were well known felons in Great Hallingbury, with him and 2 brothers transported to either NSW or Tasmania, as were 3 of his uncles. He and his brother Sydney were tried in 1840 for stealing 2 sovereigns and a half sovereign from Mr Prior. Bother were acquitted due to lack of evidence. William and Sydney were charged again with the same crime the following year but with the inclusion of stealing a watch from the same house. This time witnesses said they saw William that day near Mr Prior’s house and a watch maker said that William tried to sell him the watch but did not see Sydney. William was found guilty and Sydney acquitted. He was to be transported for life. He was sent to the Justitia hulk moored in Woolwich for hard labour until he left England on the Westmoreland on 15 May 1841 and arrived in Tasmania on 12 September 1841. He died 19 August 1864 of ‘softening of the brain’.