Beyond the Seas B2

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George Baskerville
Date Tried: Middlesex Sessions, November 1834
Transported: Aurora
Source: Hulk Register - gives name of Hulk held on, prior to transportation, and date of transfer there
Price: £6
Reference No: UC1762

John Bassett
Date Tried: Old Bailey, September 1834
Source: Hulk Register. Gives name of Hulk, date received, and date transferred for transportation
Price: £6
Reference No: UCB1924

Thomas Bassett
Date Tried: Norfolk Assizes, March 1836
Transported: Henry Porcher 1836
Source: Local newspaper report - approx 4,000 words, giving a highly detailed account of the offence, along with the Judge's closing remarks on sentencing, and the interjections by the Jury
Price: £30
Reference No: UCF1440

William Bassett
Date Tried: Kent Lent Assizes, March 1800
Transported: Earl Cornwallis
Source: Indictment File - gives date, location and victim of offence, the goods involved and their value
Price: £15
Reference No: UCC1970

William Batchelor
Date Tried: Old Bailey, December 1829
Transported: Lady Harewood 1830
Source: Hulk Register. Gives name of Hulk, date received (and from which prison), and date transferred for transportation
Price: £6
Reference No: UCF1932

James Bate
Date Tried: Surrey Assizes, December 1829
Source: Indictment File - gives date, location and victim of offence, with the goods involved, and their value
Price: £18
Reference Nos: UCF1971

George Bateman
Date Tried: Middlesex Gaol Delivery, January 1831
Transported: Clyde
Source: Hulk Register. Gives name of Hulk, date of transfer, and date of transfer for transportation
Price: £6
Reference No: UC1617

John Bateman
Date Tried: Essex Assizes, March 1833
Transported: Captain Cook 1833
Sources: Indictment file - gives date, location and victim of offence, along with the good involved and their value; Hulk Register - gives Hulk, date received, and date transferred for transportation
Price: £22
Reference No: UC0048;UCB1867

Abraham Bates
Date Tried: Stafford, March 1832
Transported: Camden
Source: Hulk Register - gives Hulk, date received, and date transferred for transportation
Price: £6
Reference No: UC4074

John Bates or Bate
Date Tried: Warwick Assizes, March 1818
Transported: Hibernia 1818
Source: Note to the Home Secretary from his wife, written two years later, asking if her husband was still alive
Price: £6
Reference No: UCE1825

Ann Batson
Date Tried: Old Bailey, July 1810
Transported: Friend 1811
Source: Petition for clemency, giving her entire employment history
Price: £23
Reference No: UC0193

William Batten (Recorded in the source as Patten)
Date Tried: Cumberland Assizes, February 1838
Transported: Lord Lyndoch 1838
Source: Local newspaper report - approx 200 words, giving detail of the offence
Price: £16
Reference No: UCB1819

Charles Batty
Date Tried: Yorkshire Quarter Sessions (Kingston-upon-Hull), June 1842
Transported: Forfarshire 1843
Source: Hulk Register - gives Hulk, date received, trade, brief gaoler's report, and date transferred for transportation
Price: £6
Reference No: UCD1909

William Batty
Date Tried: Derby, March 1797
Transported: Canada 1801
Source: Hulk Register - gives name of Hulk held on, prior to transportation
Price: £6
Reference No: UC0053

Daniel Baughan
Date Tried: Worcester Quarter Sessions, January 1849
Transported: Minden 1851
Source: Local newspaper report. Approx 350 words. Gives very good detail of offence
Price: £23
Reference No: UC0495

Timothy Baverstock
Date Tried: Berkshire Lent Assizes, February 1832
Transported: Camden
Source: Newspaper report. Approx 250 words, giving good account of offence.
Price: £16
Reference No: UCB1844

Howell Baxter
Date Tried: Glamorgan Great Sessions (Cardiff), Summer 1821
Transported: Prince of Orange 1822
Sources: Petition for Clemency. Gives some background to the family's circumstance (although no names); Ship's surgeon's log - gives dates and details of illness whilst on board
Price: £26
Reference No: UC1724;Dscn2561

Peter Baxter
Date Tried: Glasgow Court of Judiciary, April 1819
Transported: Mangles 1820
Sources: Petition for clemency, written by his mother in 1826, giving good background detail; A character reference from his previous employer in Glasgow; A letter, written by Peter to his parents from Sydney in 1825. The last of these is a lengthy, personal letter, written after he had been declined a ticket of leave, and gives an extraordinary insight into his desperate state of mind at the time
Price: £50
Reference No: UC0147

George Bays
Date Tried: Central Criminal Court, October 1842
Source: Petition for Clemency, from his wife. Gives their exact address, the number of their offspring, and the hulk he was being held on
Price: £16
Reference No: UCC1801

Ellen Bayle
Date Tried: Nottingham Quarter Sessions, December 1838
Transported: Hindostan
Source: Local newspaper report. Approx 500 words. Gives very good account of offence
Price: £25
Reference No: UC4001

Frances Bayley
Date Tried: Sussex Assizes, Summer 1836
Source: Indictment File - gives date, location and victim of offence, along with the goods involved and their value, and her co-accused.
Price: £17
Reference No: UCC1905

John Beacham
Date Tried: Bristol Quarter Sessions, October 1842
Source: Petition for Clemency, from his father. Gives their exact address, and the hulk John was being held on. Asks that Joihn be allowed to serve his sentence in England
Price: £14
Reference No: UCD1961

James Beachey
Date Tried: Bristol Quarter Sessions, April 1836
Transported: Bengal Merchant
Sources: Petition for Clemency from his father. Gives outline of offence, the Parish in which they lived, and the number of James's siblings; also another brief Petition, from his mother, which gives their exact address
Price: £23
Reference No: UC1825

George and Johnathon Beale
Date Tried: Northampton Assizes, March 1829
Transported: Mary 1829 (George)
Sources: Petition for clemency, from his father, giving his profession and number of children; A second petition, from local inhabitants; A third, from the magistrate, saying that they were the least of the offenders in the case; A brief character reference from their local vicar; Hulk Register. Gives name of Hulk, date received, and date transferred for transportation
Price: £32
Reference No: UCE1910

John Beale
Date Tried: Norfolk Quarter Sessions, March 1840
Source: Newspaper report. Approx 400 words, giving good description of an interesting case
Price: £20
Reference Nos: UC2471

Richard Beale
Date Tried: Kent Assizes, July 1838
Transported: Surrey 1842
Source: Petition for Clemency, written by his wife. Gives her name, and the age of her child. Gives her exact address, brief detail of the offence, and claims his previous good character. Also names his co-accused NB: This petition also refers to "the testimonial annexed", but regrettably this appears to have been lost
Price: £15
Reference No: UCC1997

George Beamish
Date Tried: Shrewsbury (Salop), March 1836
Transported: John (died on voyage)
Source: Hulk Register. Gives name of Hulk, date received, and date transferred for transportation
Price: £6
Reference No: UC1754

Frederick Bean
Date Tried: Surrey Assizes, August 1827
Source: Newspaper report - approx 150 words, giving detail of offence
Price: £15
Reference Nos: UC4017

George Beard
Date Tried: Gloucester Assizes, Summer 1833
Source: Indictment File - gives date, location and victim of offence, along with the goods involved and their value
Price: £14
Reference No: UCF1908

William Beard
Date Tried: Kent Assizes, January 1828
Transported: NB - Not transported
Source: Indictment file - gives date, location and victim of offence, along with the good involved and their value, and his co-accused; Hulk Register - gives Hulk, date received, and date pardoned
Price: £24
Reference No: UC4060

Thomas Beardmore
Date Tried: Stafford Assizes, July 1832
Transported: Mangles
Source: Newspaper report. Approx 250 words. Gives good description of offence
Price: £19
Reference No: UC7224

William Bearn
Date Tried: Perth Court of Justiciary, April 1829
Source: Local newspaper report, giving brief details of two separate indictments.
Price: £15
Reference No: UC1634

Alfred and William Beasley
Date Tried: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions, January 1830
Transported: Burrell (William)
Source: Local newspaper report. Approx 300 words, giving good account of offence.
Price: £20
Reference No: UC0083

James Beattie
Date Tried: Court Martial, Manchester, December 1833
Transported: William Metcalf
Source: Court Martial transcript. Includes 15 pages of evidence, giving a comprehensive account of offence. Also gives details of a previous Court Martial
Price: £30
Reference No: Dscn2890-2904

James Laurence Beck
Date Tried: Hertfordshire Assizes, Lent 1853
Transported: Stag 1855
Source: A very lengthy local newspaper report. Running to around 3,000 words, giving extremely good account of the offence.
Price: £30
Reference No: UCC1891

John Beckeridge or Betteridge
Date Tried: Oxford Assizes, Summer 1821
Transported: Prince of Orange 1822
Source: Petition for Clemency,from his wife. Gives a good alternative account of the offence
Price: £20
Reference No: UC1733

James Becket
Date Tried: Salop Assizes, July 1798
Transported: Neptune/Scarborough/Surprize 1789
Sources: Indictment file - gives date, location and victim of offence, along with the good involved and their value; Examinations - the written testimonies of the witnesses, which add some more dertail, and also includes James's alibi
Price: £30
Reference No: UCF1443

John and Samuel Beckett
Date Tried: Stafford, July 1819
Transported: Earl St. Vincent
Source: Hulk Register - gives Hulk, date received, and date transferred for transportation
Price: £6
Reference No: UCB1923

Thomas Beckett
Date Tried: Surrey Assizes, Summer 1831
Source: Indictment File - gives date, location and victim of offence, with the goods involved, and their value
Price: £15
Reference No: UCC1953

John Beckwith
Date Tried: Suffolk Quarter Sessions (Ipswich), October 1841
Transported: Earl Grey 1842
Source: Petition for Clemency, from his mother. Gives the number of his siblings, and when his father died. Gives the hulk he was being held on, and includes a reference from his employer
Price: £16
Reference No: UCD1872

Thomas Beddoes
Date Tried: Worcester Assizes, Lent 1824
Source: Newspaper report - approx 150 words, giving detail of offence
Price: £15
Reference Nos: UCD1996

Thomas Beddows
Date Tried: Staffordshire Assizes, Lent 1828
Source: Local newspaper report. Approx 200 words, giving details of the offence, and the Judge's remarks.
Price: £19
Reference No: UCB1801

Thomas Bedwell
Date Tried: Sussex Assizes, Lent 1832
Transported: Planter
Source: Indictment File - gives date, location and victim of offence, along with the goods involved and their value
Price: £16
Reference No: UC1171

William Bedwell
Date Tried: Essex Assizes, July 1831
Source: Local newspaper report. Approx 550 words. Gives excellent account of offence, and events in Court.
Price: £25
Reference No: UC1168

Joseph Beesley
Date Tried: Berkshire Quarter Sessions, December 31st 1840
Transported: Tortoise 1841
Source: Transcript (sorry-no copy available) of local newspaper report. Approx 200 words. Gives detail of offence
Price: £18
Reference No: UC0309

James Belcher
Date Tried: Hertford Assizes, August 1821
Source: Newspaper report - approx 150 words, giving detail of offence
Price: £15
Reference No: UC4033

James Belcher
Date Tried: Oxford Assizes, April 1840
Transported: Eden 1842
Source: Newspaper report - approx 150 words, giving detail of offence
Price: £15
Reference No: UCE1931

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Sarah Bellamy
Date Tried: Warwick Assizes, July 1823
Transported: Grenada
Source: Local newspaper report. Approx 130 words. Gives detail of offence
Price: £15
Reference No: UC1021

James Bellefield
Date Tried: Worcester, July 1829
Sources: Local Newspaper report - approx 100 words, giving details of offence.
Price: £12
Reference No: UCB1981

Edward Bellis
Date Tried: Chester City Quarter Sessions, August 1832
Transported: Camden
Source: Local newspaper report. Approx 500 words. Gives excellent description of offence
Price: £25
Reference No: UC1310

George Bence
Date Tried: Somerset Assizes, Lent 1836
Transported: Mangles 1837
Source: Local newspaper report. Approx 120 words. Gives good detail of offence
Price: £18
Reference No: UC0303

William Benfield
Date Tried: Surrey Assizes, Summer 1831
Source: Indictment File - gives date, location and victim of offence, with the goods involved, and their value
Price: £14
Reference No: UCC1957

William Benham
Date Tried: Hampshire Quarter Sessions (Winchester), June 1841
Transported: Marquis of Hastings
Sources: Newspaper snippet - giving brief details of offence; Hulk Register - gives name of Hulk, date received, and date transferred for transportation
Price: £16
Reference Nos: UCB1946;UCB1767

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Mary Ann Benniworth
Date Tried: Suffolk Assizes, Summer 1842
Transported: Garland Grove 1843
Source: Indictment file - gives date, place and victim of offence, the goods involved and their value, and her occupation
Price: £15
Reference No: UCB1945

Jonathan Bentley
Date Tried: Sussex Assizes, Lent 1835
Transported: Bardaster 1835
Sources: Indictment File - gives date, location and victim of offence, along with the goods involved and their value; Hulk Register - gives name of Hulk, date of transfer there from previous hulk, and brief gaoler's report
Price: £22
Reference No: UCD1911;UCB1647

Joseph Bentley
Date Tried: Stafford Assizes, September 1821
Transported: Asia
Sources: Indictment File - gives date, time, location and victim of offence, along with the goods involved and their value, and his co-accused
Price: £15
Reference No: UC0091

Thomas Bentley
Date Tried: Staffordshire Assizes, March 1837
Source: Indictment file - gives date, place and victim of offence, and co-accused
Price: £15
Reference No: UC0406

William Bentley
Date Tried: Middlesex, November 1796
Transported: Canada
Source: Hulk Register - gives name of Hulk held on, prior to transportation
Price: £6
Reference No: UC0053

William Benyon
Date Tried: Court Martial, Devonport, September 1834
Transported: Mangles
Source: Court Martial transcript. Includes 4 pages of evidence, giving a comprehensive account of offence. Also gives details of a further four Courts Martial he had previously faced.
Price: £30
Reference No: Dscn3154-63

Patrick Bergin
Date Tried: Maryborough Assizes, Queen's County, Summer 1832
Transported: Royal Admiral 1833
Source: Petition for Clemency, from his father, written six years after Patrick was transported. Gives brief detail of the offence, his parents' home village, and asks that Patrick's sentence be reduced in order that he may return and look after his parents
Price: £15
Reference No: UCC1999

Benjamin Berry
Date Tried: Yorkshire Assizes, Lent 1836
Transported: John 1836
Source: Local newspaper report - approx 475 words, and giving good account of the offence.
Price: £21
Reference No: UCE1923

Henry Berry
Date Tried: Glamorgan, July 1835
Transported: Susan
Source: Petition for Clemency. Gives his alibi, claims others were unable to testify on his behalf, and points the finger of suspicion at someone else
Price: £15
Reference No: Dscn3028

Henry Berry
Date Tried: Oxford Lent Assizes, February 1838
Transported: Portsea 1838
Source: Indictment file - gives date, location and victim of offence, along with the good involved and their value
Price: £15
Reference No: UCD1811

James Berry
Date Tried: Wiltshire Assizes, July 1830
Transported: Argyle 1831
Source: Hulk Register. Gives name of Hulk, date received, and date transferred for transportation
Price: £6
Reference No: UCE1978

James Berry
Date Tried: Worcestershire Lent Assizes 1832
Source: Local newspaper report - approx 350 words, and giving good account of the offence.
Price: £21
Reference No: UCD1992

Robert Berry
Date Tried: Suffolk Assizes (Bury St Edmunds), July 1818
Transported: John Barry 1819
Source: Hulk Register - gives Hulk, date received, and date transferred for transportation
Price: £6
Reference No: UCB1923

Thomas Berry
Date Tried: Old Bailey (Middlesex Gaol Delivery), July 1832
Transported: Isabella 1833
Source: Hulk Register. Gives name of Hulk, date received, and date transferred for transportation
Price: £6
Reference No: UCE1773

Francis Bertram
Date Tried: Oxford Lent Assizes, February 1832
Transported: Planter 1832
Source: Indictment file - gives date, location and victim of offence, along with the good involved and their value
Price: £15
Reference No: UCC1761

John Besant
Date Tried: Wiltshire Assizes, July 1830
Transported: Proteus 1831
Source: Hulk Register. Gives name of Hulk, date received, and date transferred for transportation
Price: £6
Reference No: UCE1978

George Best
Date Tried: Kent Assizes, March 1790
Transported: William & Ann 1791
Source: Indictment file - gives date, location and victim of offence, along with the good involved and their value
Price: £15
Reference No: UCF1444

James Bestwick
Date Tried: Stafford Quarter Sessions, January 1847
Source: Petition for Clemency on his behalf, from his mother. Gives the number of James's siblings, the prison where he was held prior to transportation, and carries her signature
Price: £23
Reference No: UC1204

Thomas Bethell
Date Tried: Lancashire Summer Assizes (Liverpool), August 1845
Transported: China
Source: Local newspaper report. Approx 450 words, giving good detail about the offence
Price: £22
Reference No: UCC1909

John Betteridge
Date Tried: Oxford Assizes, Summer 1821
Transported: Prince of Orange 1822
See John Beckeridge (above)

William Bexhill
Date Tried: Wiltshire Assizes, March 1840
Source: Newspaper report. Approx 2,200 words, giving excellent description of offence
Price: £30
Reference Nos: UC2472

John Bibby
Date Tried: Liverpool Sessions July 1828
Transported: Georgiana
Source: Local newspaper report. Approx 80 words. Gives brief description of offence
Price: £15
Reference No: UC1467

Elizabeth Ann Bickford
Date Tried: Devon Quarter Sessions (Plymouth), Lent 1844
Transported: Tasmania 1844
Source: Two local newspaper reports, totalling approx 650 words, giving a good account of the offence and events in Court, including some remarkable testimony from Elizabeth's father, bemoaning her descent into crime. Her brother (named) was also charged in regard to this offence, but was not transported
Price: £23
Reference No: UCE1879

Joseph Biggs
Date Tried: Gloucester Assizes, April 1837
Transported: Recovery
Sources: Petition for Clemency, signed by Joseph; also Judge's report on the case - virtually a transcript of the evidence given, providing very good detail on the offence
Price: £31
Reference No: UC1211

Rebecca Biggs
Date Tried: Berkshire Lent Assizes, February 1840
Transported: Surrey 1840
Source: Indictment File - gives date, location and victim of the offence, along with the goods involved and their value
Price: £15
Reference No: UCB1656

Thomas Bignell
Date Tried: Old Bailey (Middlesex Gaol Delivery), July 1832
Transported: Mary 1832
Source: Hulk Register. Gives name of Hulk, date received, and date transferred for transportation
Price: £6
Reference No: UCE1773

William Bilborough
Date Tried: Bradford Michaelmas Quarter Sessions, November 1854
Sources: Two local newspaper reports. One from the trial gives an outline of three offences, but another, from the time of the arrest is more lengthy (approx 600 words) and goes into matters in very good detail.
Price: £30
Reference No: UC9140

John Bill
Date Tried: York Assizes, March 1837
Transported: Asia 1837
Source: Local newspaper report. Approx 550 words. Gives extremely good detail of offence
Price: £23
Reference No: UCE1929

Joseph Billing
Date Tried: Bedford Assizes, March 1823
Transported: Asia 1823-24
Source: Indictment File - gives date, location, and victim of offence, along with the goods involved and their value
Price: £15
Reference No: Dscn2587

James Bines
Date Tried: Essex Assizes, March 1820
Transported: Guildford
Source: Transcript (sorry - no photocopy available) of Indictment file. Gives date, time and victim of offence, and co-accused
Price: £15
Reference No: UC1143

Benjamin Bingham
Date Tried: Worcester Assizes, July 1835
Transported: Lord Lyndoch
Source: Local newspaper report. Approx 550 words. Gives extremely good detail of offence
Price: £28
Reference No: UC1023

George Bingham
Date Tried: Warwick Quarter Sessions, January 1831
Transported: Lord Lyndoch
Source: Hulk Register. Gives name of Hulk, date of transfer, and date of transfer for transportation
Price: £6
Reference No: UC1617

Johnathan Bingham
Date Tried: Nottingham Assizes, July 1830
Source: Transcript (sorry - no photocopy available) of two local newspaper reports. Approx 600 words, giving good detail of the offence
Price: £15
Reference No: UC1155

James Bink
Date Tried: Yorkshire Assizes, July 1837
Source: Indictment file - gives date, location and victim of offence, along with the good involved and their value, and his co-accused
Price: £17
Reference No: UCB1863

Thomas Binnal
Date Tried: Shropshire (Salop) Assizes, Summer 1838
Transported: Woodbridge
Source: Indictment file - gives date, location and victim of offence, along with the goods involved and their value. Also date and court of a previous conviction
Price: £16
Reference No: UCB1695

James Binnie
Date Tried: Glasgow, May 1832
Transported: Lord Lyndoch
Sources: Newspaper snippet, giving brief details of offence; Hulk Register - gives Hulk, date received, and date transferred for transportation
Price: £10
Reference No: UC4074:UCB1848

William Birch
Date Tried: Chester City Quarter Sessions, August 1832
Transported: Jupiter
Source: Local newspaper report. Approx 150 words. Gives good description of offence
Price: £18
Reference No: UC1310

Samuel Birchall
Date Tried: Lancaster Quarter Sessions, January 1831
Transported: Lord Lyndoch
Source: Hulk Register. Gives name of Hulk, date of transfer, and date of transfer for transportation
Price: £6
Reference No: UC1617

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Sarah Birmingham
Date Tried: Liverpool Sessions, January 1832
Transported: Hydery
Source: Local newspaper report. Approx. 150 words, giving account of the offence
Price: £15
Reference No: UCC1866

George Birvall or Burvall
Date Tried: Sussex (Lewes), April 1824
Transported: Hercules
Sources: Hulk Register - gives Hulk, date received, and date transferred for transportation
Price: £6
Reference No: UC0076

Charles Bishop
Date Tried: Wiltshire Assizes, July 1830
Transported: Surrey 1831
Source: Hulk Register. Gives name of Hulk, date received, and date transferred for transportation
Price: £6
Reference No: UCE1978

George Bishop
Date Tried: Sussex Assizes, December 1831
Transported: Lady Harewood
Source: Petition for clemency from his parents, giving their names and address, and pleading for their son not to be sent abroad
Price: £18
Reference No: UC3165

Richard Bishop
Date Tried: Gloucester Lent Assizes 1835
Transported: Susan 1835
Source: Local newspaper report. Approx 5,000 words, giving extremely good detail relating to the offence
Price: £27
Reference No: UCC1753

William Bishop
Date Tried: Worcester Quarter Sessions, July 1835
Transported: Lady Nugent
Sources: Petition for Clemency, from his wife, countersigned by the prosecutor; Another petition, from his uncle, giving a character reference, as he was unable to appear in Court in his nephew's defence. Gives some brief family detail; Another petition, from local residents, which gives the uncle's profession; A last, desparate petition from his wife, as he was boarded and about to sail
Price: £35
Reference No: Dscn3028-3051

Richard Bishop
Date Tried: Warwick Assizes, March 1838
Source: Petition for Clemency, from his wife. Gives the number of her children, and the Parish and town they were living in. Also names the hulk he was being held on
Price: £15
Reference No: UCC1996

Harriet Bissex
Date Tried: Somerset Lent Assizes 1836
Source: Indictment File - gives date, location, and victim of offence, along with the goods involved and their value, and her co-accused
Price: £17
Reference No: UCD1988

John Black
Date Tried: Edinburgh Court of Justiciary, July 1837
Transported: Minerva
Source: Hulk Register. Gives name of Hulk, date of transfer there from previous hulk, and brief gaoler's report
Price: £6
Reference No: UC0323

Henry Black
Date Tried: Surrey Assizes, March 1825
Transported: Woodman
Source: Hulk Register - gives name of Hulk held on, date received, and date transferred for transportation
Price: £6
Reference No: UC6987