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Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Launcelot Winterfort was transported on the Marion, departing 7th Jun 1845 and arriving 16th Sep 1845 with 299 passengers.
Built 1834 at Calcutta. Wood ship of 684 Tons. The 1847/48 voyage sent to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) BUT also went on to Port Phillip Bay, Victoria where 300 exiles disembarked. (The newspaper source says they were from Millbank, Pentonville & Parkhurst prisons.)
Marion (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/14, Page Number 310 |
| 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
Convicts.— On Wednesday, the following convicts were removed from York Castle to the Milbank Prison, London, in pursuance of their respective sentences of transportation : — For sentences of transportation : — For twenty years, James Hudson. For ten years, Thos. Flannery, Henry Booker, George England, Launcelot Winterfoot, Alfred Field, and Edwd. Lawrence. ... Sheffield Independent, 5 April 1845.
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Convict Exiles Index. George England, age 23, per Thomas Arbuthnot. Date of trial, 27/2/1845, at Sheffield Quarter Sessions, sentence, 10 years, Charge, Stealing 3 dresses, 2 coats, 2 vests and 2 pairs of trousers. Remarks: Exiles.