Abraham Wooller

Abraham Wooller, one of 219 convicts transported on the Ocean, August 1815

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	Abraham Wooller
Aliases:	Abraham Fuller
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1796
Occupation:	-
Date of Death:	-
Age:	-

Life Span

Male median life span was 59 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to Life

Crime:	Theft~grand larceny
Convicted at:	Middlesex Gaol Delivery
Sentence term:	Life
Ship:	Ocean
Departure date:	August, 1815
Arrival date:	30th January, 1816
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 220 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Old Bailey - online. Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 238
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 Project.

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Community Contributions

Anonymous on 2nd July, 2012 wrote:

Abraham Wooller was actually indicted at the Old Bailey under the name of "FULLER’. He was convicted along with William Barrett, aged 20 for stealing 1 handkerchief, value 7s.

5/2/1816: On list of convicts disembarked from the ‘Ocean’ and forwarded to Windsor for distribution. Listed as Wooller.

Iris Dunne on 9th August, 2020 wrote:

Theft: Grand Larceny 5th April 1815

582. WILLIAM BARRETT and ABRAHAM FULLER were indicted for feloniously stealing, on the 3rd of March , a handkerchief, value 7 s. the property of some person to the jurors unknown.

WILLIAM JEFFERSON . I am an officer. In consequence of information of several people having their pockets picked at the Auction Mart, Picket Street ; on the 3rd of March I went there; I saw the two prisoners there about five o’clock in the evening; I saw Fuller go about the Auction-room, several times, feeling peoples pockets, and Barrett along with him; at last Fuller went up to a gentleman, took his handkerchief out of his pocket, and gave it to Barrett, Barrett put it behind him; Godfrey and I took them into custody; I found the handkerchief behind Barrett.

BARRETT GUILTY aged 20.

FULLER GUILTY , aged 19.

Transported for Life .

First Middlesex jury, before Mr. Recorder.
https://www.oldbaileyonline.org/browse.jsp?id=t18150405-159-defend1338&div=t18150405-159#highlight

Convict Changes History

Anonymous on 2nd July, 2012 made the following changes:

gender m

Iris Dunne on 9th August, 2020 made the following changes:

source: Old Bailey - online. Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 238 (prev. Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 238), alias1: Abraham F

Iris Dunne on 9th August, 2020 made the following changes:

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