MORLEY

Ship Details

Rig

Ship

Built

1811

Built In

Deptford, Kent

Tonnage

579

Dimensions

122'4" x 30'3" x 6'2"

Demise

1817, 1818, 1820, 1823, 1828 & 1829: Convict transport. 1828: Voyage for the British East India Co. By 1840: Heath & Co., reg. London.

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Huw Allaway (not verified) on Fri, 2019-03-15 03:35
My 4xG grandfather was on the 1829 voyage after being sentenced to 14 years transportation for stealing half a lamb. However, he died in the United Kingdom in 1841 so must have returned before the end of the 14 years. Was this normal.

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