Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
William Yem was transported on the Hooghley, departing 31st Oct 1827 and arriving 24th Feb 1828 with 100 passengers.
The Hooghley was built in London in 1819. Convicts were transported to New South Wales on the Hooghley in 1825, 1828, 1831 and 1834. 1831 Voyage - Hooghley. Shipping; Intelligence. ARRIVALS. From Cork, on Tuesday last, whence she sailed the 24th June last, the ship, Hooghley,309 tons, Captain Reeves, with- 184 female prisoners. Surgeon superintendent, James Ellis, Esq. this vessel brings out ten free settlers and 20 children, as steerage passengers. Source; The Sydney Herald. Mon 3 Oct 1831. Page 4. Shipping Intelligence.
Hooghley (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 287 (145). NSW State Records, Convict Index, TOL[4/4086; Reel 918]& COF[4/4321; Reel 992] |
| 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
William's occupation was a 'Glazier'.
10/3/1827 Morning Post London, England: SURREY .SESSIONS—Friday, March 9 William Yem, aged 15, was convicted of stealing several articles of glass from Messrs. Stocks and Green, to whom he was apprenticed. 21/4/1829 The Australian, Sydney: James Gardener and William Yems, for burglary. 27/4/1829: Executed. 28/4/1829 Sydney Gazette: EXECUTIONS. Yesterday morning eight unfortunate criminals underwent the punishment awarded by law to the heinous offences of which they had been convicted, at the place of execution. Their names were Patrick Riley, William Bowen, Thomas Slater, James Gallagher, John Crowther, James Smart, James Gardiner, and William Yems. Riley, Bowen, and Gallagher were Roman Catholics, and were attended by the Rev. Mr. THERRY, whose endeavours to bring the two former of these unhappy men to a due sense of the awful situation in which they were placed, and the success which attended his exertions, we are informed, were most strenuous and complete. On the day preceeding their execution (Sunday) they displayed the most reckless conduct, and declared their intention never to ascend the fatal Fix this textplatform unless carried there by force. They died, however, apparently in extreme penitence for their past offence. The other culprits were attended by the Rev. Wm. COWPER. The spectacle of eight human beings deliberately hurried out of the world is one appalling to the feelings of humanity, but the unfortunate state of society in this Colony, and the manifold increase of crime which each succeeding criminal calendar presents, renders a striking example a matter of imperious necessity. May it have the desired effect. NOW WE COME TO ONE OF THE JOYS OF RESEARCHING CONVICTS - There was only 1 "Yem/Yems" as a convict and that was William - but then I found the following: 28/8/1838 Sydney Gazette: NOTICE is hereby, that on Thursday last WILLIAM YEM, (Free Man), absconded from my service at the Brickfield Hill, George-street, carrying with him £28 in money ; whoever will apprehend and lodge in safe custody the said William Yem, will receive the above reward, provided he has as much remaining of the money. Description-Name, William Yem ; nativo place, London ; trade or calling, Glass Cutter; year of birth, 1811; height, 5 feet 2 inches ; complexion, fair ruddy ; hair, light sandy to brown ; eyes, brown ; per ship Hooghly (2) ; year of arrival, 1828; general remarks-small scar back of fore finger left hand, aa 1 mark on the neck. PHILLIP WHELAN. Sydney, 27th August, 1838. 5/9/1838 The Sydney Monitor: EMBEZZLEMENT.-Yesterday week, a person named Ralph Whalan, sent a quantity of sugar in charge of a man named William Yem; to the house of Mrs. Terry, in Pitt-street, for which he received £28 6s 6d. but he never returned home. On Wednesday, as Whalan was proceeding to Windsor, on the coach, to see the races, he accidently saw Yem, standing in company with another man at the door of Ireland's, " Plough Inn," on the Parrnmatta road; Upon Yem seeing him he took sometlhing from his pocket and handed it behind him to his companion; Whalan jumped from the coach and seizing both of them, called upon Ireland for assistance, which he refused, and, Yem's companion escaped: Yem said if he would go with him to Sydney he would give him a £5 pound note; they came to Sydney, and on the road, Yem handed to hin 15s; when they arrived it town, Yem would not consent to give up the five pounds, unless he was allowed to speak to his companion; while this matter was being discussed in a public house, a constable entered, who held the warrantt against Yem for the embezzlement and took him into custody. Whalan handed over the 15s. to the Police and Yem was remanded. -- No outcome found. Nothing further in the papers, nothing on NSW BDM.
William Wem had a good countenance - written in Convict Indents, Muster by Colonial Secretary Alexander McLeay
Born London Occupation: Glass Cutter Tried 5 March 1827 Ticket of Leave No. 32/1102 District Goulburn Plains Certificate of Freedom, No.34/0414, 23 April 1834