Convict name: Edwards, William.
sentence_details:
Convicted at Somerset, Bridgewater Quarter Sessions for a term of 10 years on 29 June 1840.
vessel: Somersetshire
date_of_departure: 30 November 1841.
place_of_arrival: Van Diemen's Land.
source:
Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/12, Page Number 412
title:
William Edwards, one of 219 convicts transported on the Somersetshire, 30 November 1841.
publication_details:
Canberra [A.C.T.] :Australian Joint Copying Project,[1948-1990]
original_version_note:
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 (AJCP).
topical_subject_heading: Convicts--Australia--Registers.
neographic_subject_heading: Australia--Genealogy.
: australia-genealogy
Connected with Edwards, William.
Baker, George.
Convicted at Surrey, Croydon Assizes for a term of 7 years on 09 August 1841.
Transported by Somersetshire (30 November 1841.).
Ball, Thomas.
Convicted at Lancashire Assizes for a term of 15 years on 24 March 1840. [Sentenced to] 2 months imprisonment and 15 years transportation.
Transported by Layton (06 April 1841.).
Bedford, Joseph.
Convicted at Northamptonshire Assizes for a term of life on 01 March 1841.
Transported by Tortoise (28 September 1841.).
Blunsum, Catherine.
Convicted at Cambridge Borough Quarter Sessions for a term of 7 years on 28 June 1841.
Transported by Emma Eugenia (16 November 1841.).
Copping, William.
Convicted at Yarmouth Great Borough Quarter Sessions for a term of 7 years on 29 December 1840.
Transported by Barossa (27 August 1841.).
Dunnett, Thomas.
Convicted at Hertfordshire Quarter Sessions for a term of 10 years on 30 November 1840.
Transported by Barossa (27 August 1841.).
Eley, William.
Convicted at Suffolk Quarter Sessions for a term of life on 17 March 1840.
Transported by Asia (12 April 1841.).
Fairhurst, Mary.
Convicted at Wigan Borough Quarter Sessions for a term of 10 years on 25 January 1841.
Transported by Garland Grove (14 June 1841.).
Jarvis, William.
Convicted at Hertford Adjourned Quarter Sessions for a term of 7 years on 17 May 1841.
Transported by Somersetshire (30 November 1841.).
Jenner, John.
Convicted at Wiltshire Assizes for a term of 14 years on 01 March 1841.
Transported by David Clarke (03 June 1841.).
Martin, Joseph.
Convicted at Essex, Chelmsford Quarter Sessions for a term of 10 years on 12 February 1840.
Transported by Tortoise (28 September 1841.).
Page, John.
Convicted at Hertfordshire Assizes for a term of 10 years on 15 July 1840.
Transported by Westmoreland (15 May 1841.).
Reid, John.
Convicted at Central Criminal Court for a term of 15 years on 14 June 1841. Died on voyage 23 January 1842.
Transported by Tortoise (28 September 1841.).
Salter, Thomas.
Convicted at Southampton County Assizes for a term of 15 years on 27 February 1840.
Transported by Asia (12 April 1841.).
Sowden, James.
Convicted at Leeds Quarter Sessions for a term of 15 years on 31 December 1840.
Transported by Layton (06 April 1841.).
Spooner, John.
Convicted at Essex, Chelmsford Quarter Sessions for a term of 7 years on 16 February 1841.
Transported by Somersetshire (30 November 1841.).
Stanley, William.
Convicted at Lancaster, Liverpool Borough Assizes for a term of life on 14 August 1841. [Sentence] commutation.
Transported by John Brewer (01 December 1841.).
Watson, Margaret.
Convicted at Stirling Court of Justiciary for a term of 7 years on 01 September 1840.
Transported by Emma Eugenia (16 November 1841.).
White, William.
Convicted at Somerset Assizes for a term of 7 years on 29 March 1813.
Transported by Somersetshire (March 1814.).
Wild, Joseph.
Convicted at Central Criminal Court for a term of 15 years on 19 October 1840.
Transported by Tortoise (28 September 1841.).
