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William Young was transported on the Thomas Arbuthnot, departing 6th Jan 1847 and arriving 4th May 1847 with 289 passengers.
Built 1841 at Aberdeen, Scotland. Wood ship of 621 Tons. Thomas Arbuthnot, 1847. “The Thomas Arbuthnot convict ship, Captain Thomson, sailed from Spithead this morning for Port Phillip, with a superior class of delinquents, officially called “exiles.” These are the first “exiles” sent to the above settlement, which the inhabitants of that respectable place are very wroth at, and have memorialised the Government on the subject. The most ingenious trades and professions are carried on, on board this ship; in fact, we believe, all trades in vogue have their representatives on board. The most ingenious affair, however, is a newspaper in manuscript, published every Saturday, having its foreign and domestic correspondence, advertisements, and, indeed, all the necessary accessories to an apparently well-conducted journal. The articles are well written and the arrangements well made. The name of this paper is the Citadel, and the conductors dub the captain of the ship ” the governor.” The Citadel having no opponents enjoys a large circulation. The editor is a man who has been of considerable note in the legitimate literary world; but all names and circumstances in connexion with their present position is strictly preserved secret with regard to these “exiles,” the greatest majority of whom are juvenile offenders from Millbank, Pentonville, and Parkhurst (Isle of Wight) prisons.”—Times, January 12. Published in the Launceston Examiner, 2 June 1847. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/36252218?searchTerm=Thomas Arbuthnot There was a lot of public criticism of the arrival of these “Exiles” in New South Wales, and of their treatment, by being offered training, etc, to the detriment of honest but poor labourers.
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| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/15, Page Number 141 (72) |
| 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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Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, version 8.0, 05 December 2022), January 1845, trial of WILLIAM YOUNG (t18450106-380). WILLIAM YOUNG, Theft > simple larceny, 6th January 1845. 380. WILLIAM YOUNG was indicted for stealing, on the 3rd of June, 17 shirts, value 6l.; 2l. collars, 10s. 6d.; 4 waistcoats, 3l.; 1 flannel waistcoat, 1s.; 2 cravats, 4s.; 11 pairs of stockings, 10s.; 2 pairs of drawers, 5s.; 15 handkerchiefs, 2l.; 6 petticoats, 12s.; 7 shifts, 14s.; 3 tablecloths, 3l.; 10s.; 12 towels, 12s.; 4 table-napkins, 12s.; 1 quilt, 1l.; 2 sheets, 8s.; 3 pillow-cases, 3s.; 1 night-gown, 2s.; 1 right-cap, 1s.; 1 dressing-gown, 7s.; 6 aprons, 6s.; 1 half-sovereign; 2 half-crowns; and 1 shilling; the property of William Buckmaster: and that he had been before convicted of felony. WILLIAM BUCKMASTER . I live in Burns'-place, Marylebone—I carry linen from different laundresses to their employers, and from their employers to the laundresses—on the 3rd of June I was employed to fetch some linen—I called at Mr. Oxenham's, in Chester-terrace, Regents-Park, and received the linen from Sophia Ranfield—I went to Robert-street, Hampstead-road, and received a bundle there—I went to Mr. Hawksby, in Berner's-street, and received a bundle there—I put them into a truck, and went to Lnngham-place, and left the truck while I went down the area of a house there to get some more linen—when I came up, my truck and linen was all gone—I found the truck round the corner opposite the I Church, but all the linen was gone except two small parcels of very little I consequence—when I first saw the prisoner afterwards I recollected hit I features, but I could not tell where I had seen him, till afterwards it I occurred to me that I saw him on the day I lost the linen, standing with I his back to the rails opposite the Church in Langham-place—ho had the same dress on that he has now, and a white apron. HENRY LANGHAM . 1 am a pawnbroker—I have a table-cloth pawned on the 5th of June, and a handkerchief pawned on the 8th—I took them, I believe, of the prisoner—I believe so from his features and general appearance—I have seen the duplicate of the handkerchief in the officer's hand—it is the one I gave him. ARTHUR GOLD (police-constable D 199.) I produce a handkerchief which I took from the prisoner's neck on the 81st of Dec.—it has been claimed as a part of the linen sent to he washed—I found the duplicate of this other handkerchief on the prisoner, in searching him, when I took him on another charge, on the 1st of July, the very day four weeks after these things were lost—he had six months' imprisonment then. HENRY OXENHAM . I am an auctioneer, and live in Oxford-street—I know this handkerchief, which the pawnbroker has produced—I was called to see the prisoner, and I recognized this other handkerchief, which was round his neck, as one of mine—I have another to match it—I sent them both, with a number of other things, to the laundress's, on the 3rd of June, from my father's, at No. 3, Chester-terrace, where I was then staying. ELIZA PRATT . I live now in Martha-street, I did live at Mr. Hawksby's, in Berner-street On the 3rd of June, I gave this table-cloth, and a number of things in it, to Buckmaster to take to the laundress—they were Mr. Hawksby's property. Prisoner, The table-cloth I know nothing about; another person might go in the same manner as I did; the handkerchief I pawned belonged to me; I gave 4s. 6d. for it; and I gave 8 1/2d. for the one round my neck. HENRY OXENHAM re-examined. I know both these handkerchiefs by the pattern; and what strengthens my belief that they are mine, is finding them both in connection with the prisoner. CHARLES BURGESS GOFF (police-constable L 83.) I produce a certificate of the prisoner's conviction, by the name of Charles Groves, which I got from Mr. Clark's office—(read—Convicted of felony 30th Jan, 6th Vict. and confined two months)—the prisoner is the person. GUILTY . Aged 19.— Transported for Seven Years.
Convict Exiles Index, 1849-1850. William Young, age 21, per Thomas Arbuthnot. Date of Trial, 06/01/1845.; Place, CCC; 7 years, Charge, Larceny. See also Groves, Charles; Exiles.
Occupation: Vellum binder. Real name: Charles Grove. WILLIAM YOUNG was indicted for stealing, on the 3rd of June, 17 shirts, value 6l.; 2l. collars, 10s. 6d.; 4 waistcoats, 3l.; 1 flannel waistcoat, 1s.; 2 cravats, 4s.; 11 pairs of stockings, 10s.; 2 pairs of drawers, 5s.; 15 handkerchiefs, 2l.; 6 petticoats, 12s.; 7 shifts, 14s.; 3 tablecloths, 3l.; 10s.; 12 towels, 12s.; 4 table-napkins, 12s.; 1 quilt, 1l.; 2 sheets, 8s.; 3 pillow-cases, 3s.; 1 night-gown, 2s.; 1 right-cap, 1s.; 1 dressing-gown, 7s.; 6 aprons, 6s.; 1 half-sovereign; 2 half-crowns; and 1 shilling; the property of William Buckmaster: and that he had been before convicted of felony.