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Transportation
William Woolstencroft was transported on the Batavia, departing 30th Sep 1817 and arriving 5th Apr 1818 with 220 passengers.
Batavia (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 387 (195) |
| 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
Lancaster Assizes. Mary Jones (45) Wm. Fisher (2?) Wm. Shaw (31) John Whitehead (42) Wm. Woolstencroft ?? John Rice (.51) and Samuel Allen (15) pleaded Guilty of having forged Bank notes in their possession, knowing them to be such, and were sentenced to fourteen years transportation. … Lancaster Gazette, 29 Mar 1817.
From Col.Sec. 14/4/1818: On list of convicts disembarked from the 'Batavia' and forwarded to Windsor for distribution. 133/7/1825: Servant of Henry Steel of Windsor. Request for 6 months rations at Bathurst; appears as Wollstonecraft. 22/7/1825: Convict servant of Henry Steel. To be victualled from the Store at Bathurst for 6 months; appears as Wollstonecroft.
William Woolstencroft was born in Manchester. His date of death is from the Convict Death Register. He died in the parish of Windsor. He received a ticket of leave in 1830 from the Windsor district.