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Transportation
Henry Wrensford was transported on the Earl Spencer, departing 30th Apr 1813 and arriving 9th Oct 1813 with 203 passengers.
Built 1803, London - Thames, 672 ton required 56 crew and mounted with 16 guns.
Earl Spencer (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 98 |
| 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
Hulk Records HO-9-7_1. (Page 13) Received 29 Dec 1812 from the Retribution hulk at Woolwich. Henry Rensford, or Wrensford, age 26, Fraud, Tried , Middlesex Drss?, 18 May 1812, 7 years, Transported 17 Apr 1813.
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Contributed by Natalie Lonsdale on 28th January 2022 Wensford arrived on the Earl Spencer in 1813. He was born in Worcester in 1784. He was sentenced in 1812 for 7 years and at the time of his conviction was a soldier, a lieutenant in the dragoons. He received a ticket of leave and later a certificate of freedom. In 1815 he was sent to Newcastle to become the first school teacher in the settlement there. From the Colonial Secretary’s records, on 5 May he sent the Colonial Secretary a list of the names and ages of all his children at his school in Newcastle. In 1819 he settled at Wallis Plains, but in 1820 returned to Sydney where he was appointed schoolmaster at Castlereagh. Burkhardt, G. 2015. Convict and emancipist teachers. Dictionary of Educational History in Australia and New Zealand (DEHANZ), 16 July. Available: http//dehanz.net.au
New South Wales Certificate of Freedom. [NRS 12208] Register of Certificate of Freedoms 1814 - Ticket of Leave No; 85/717 Name; Henry Wrensford Ship and arrival year; Earl Spencer - 1813 Date of Certificate; 8 Aug 1814 Description and Remarks; Native County; Sydney Trade; Worcestershire Age; Soldier Height; 28 years [1786] Complexion; Fair Hair; Brown Eyes; Hazel Additional Remarks; Tried at Middlesex - 18 May 1812 1815 - 10 Apr. On list of prisoners to be sent to Newcastle per "Lady Nelson" 1819 - 15 May. Formerly schoolmaster at Newcastle now a settler at Wallis Plains. Unable to cultivate farm; allowed to return to Sydney 1820 - 15 Nov. Schoolmaster at Castlereagh. William Minchin reported unfavorably on his conduct