Convict name: Porter, William.
sentence_details:
Convicted at Gloucestershire Assizes for a term of 10 years on 31 March 1841.
vessel: Tortoise
date_of_departure: 28 September 1841.
place_of_arrival: Van Diemen's Land.
source:
Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/12, Page Number 384
title:
William Porter, one of 400 convicts transported on the Tortoise, 28 September 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 Porter, William.
Ball, William.
Convicted at Somerset, Bath Borough Sessions for a term of 10 years on 22 March 1841.
Transported by Somersetshire (30 November 1841.).
Bell, Elizabeth.
Convicted at Lancaster Session of the Peace for a term of 10 years on 28 August 1840.
Transported by Rajah (01 April 1841.).
Birrel, Christian.
Convicted at Perth Court of Justiciary for a term of 7 years on 21 September 1841.
Transported by Emma Eugenia (16 November 1841.).
Brown, James.
Convicted at Somerset, Wells Quarter Sessions for a term of 15 years on 29 March 1841.
Transported by Tortoise (28 September 1841.).
Coughlan, William.
Convicted at Canada, Montreal General Court Martial for a term of 14 years on 12 March 1841.
Transported by Tortoise (28 September 1841.).
Davies, Samuel.
Convicted at Lancashire Quarter Sessions for a term of 7 years on 06 July 1840.
Transported by David Clarke (03 June 1841.).
Glanville, John.
Convicted at Cornwall, Bodmin Quarter Sessions for a term of 15 years on 04 August 1841.
Transported by Somersetshire (30 November 1841.).
Heed, John.
Convicted at Northamptonshire County Quarter Sessions for a term of 15 years on 22 October 1840.
Transported by Tortoise (28 September 1841.).
Henney, Thomas.
Convicted at Monmouthshire Quarter Sessions for a term of 15 years on 04 January 1841.
Transported by David Clarke (03 June 1841.).
Jeynes, Thomas.
Convicted at Gloucestershire Quarter Sessions for a term of 7 years on 31 December 1839. [Sentence] being 9 calendar months imprisonment prior to 7 years transportation.
Transported by David Clarke (03 June 1841.).
Kenny, John.
Convicted at Lancashire Quarter Sessions for a term of 7 years on 12 April 1841.
Transported by Lord Goderich (26 June 1841.).
McLauchlan, Jean.
Convicted at Glasgow Court of Justiciary for a term of 7 years on 10 September 1840.
Transported by Rajah (01 April 1841.).
Thatcher, Richard.
Convicted at Surrey Assizes for a term of 10 years on 29 March 1841.
Transported by Westmoreland (15 May 1841.).
White, George.
Convicted at Edinburgh Castle Court Martial for a term of 7 years on 22 December 1840.
Transported by Layton (06 April 1841.).
