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Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Henry Wood was transported on the Merchantman, departing 10th Oct 1862 and arriving 14th Feb 1863 with 192 passengers.
1018 ton ship built in Sunderland 1852/53. Two (2) voyages to Australia with convict transportee's - both to Western Australia. On these voyages, she also carried 'Pensioner Guards' and their families, a few free passengers and soldiers. The 1862 voyage went via Bermuda and picked up British and local prisoners.
Merchantman (generic)References
| Primary Source | Millbank Prison registers: Male Prisoners Volume 7 series H024 Portland Prison -Source PCOM2 Piece number 387. Portland prison, dorset: general record of prisoners Tenedos Prison Hulk H08 Piece 138 From Attested List Tenedos Prison, Bermuda 31/12/1858 page 335 entry #323 Boaz Island Prison - HO8 piece 139 page 295 prisoner #1487 |
| 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
19 September 1857 • Millbank Prison 15 July 1858 Portland Prison 22 September 1858 Sailed To Bermuda on the True Briton 1 December 1858 Tenedos Prison Hulk 2 December transferred to Bermuda Island Prison 31 March 1859 Boaz Island Prison
Convict Number 6982. Crime - Threatening to accuse a person of an infamous crime, with the intent to extort money. Ticket of Leave 17 January 1864 Marriage 28 November 1864 Conditional Pardon 20 September 1869 Death 27 December 1879