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Voyage
Transportation
William Withers was transported on the Earl St Vincent, departing 20th Apr 1826 and arriving 13th Aug 1826 with 165 passengers.
Earl St Vincent (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 14 |
| 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
1878 - General Hospital Hobart. Admission dates: 12 Feb 1878 Ship: Earl St Vincent. Place of origin: Somersetshire, aged 70 years old Date of death: 16 Feb 1878. Cause of death; Pneumonia Date of burial: 21 Feb 1878 Resource: HSD145/1/1 Feb 1878
Salisbury and Winchester Journal Monday, October 25, 1825 On Monday the 26th ult. the following prisoners were conveyed from, Fisherton Gaol to the Leviathan hulk in Portsmouth harbour, for transportation:- For Life.- Robert Jones, John Smith, George Billett, Edward Billett, James Smith, Robert Jefferies, Levi Burton, Belcher Dicks, and William Oatley, all for horse-stealing.- Also for life: Stephen Blake, for stabbing his wife at Salisbury; William Withers, for high-way robbery; and Isaac Hurton, for burglary. For 14 years, John Bryant, for sheep-stealing. For 7 years, Thomas Hobbs, for house-breaking.
Salisbury Journal, Monday, July 25, 1825. The business of the Summer Assizes for the county of Wilts, commenced at our Council Chamber on Monday last, ...The following prisoners were tried, and sentenced as under : DEATH. ...William Withers, for robbing William Webb on the highway, at Broughton Gifford. ... All the above prisoners have been reprieved.