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Transported Convicts in the New World (12): Samuel Ellard’s Return to England

Thursday, August 13, 2009

Note: This post is part of a series on Convict Transportation to the American colonies.
Samuel Ellard grew up in Spitalfields and was apprenticed to a butcher. He completed his time as an apprentice and worked in the Spitalfields Market for various people until he was arrested on March 9, 1741 for robbing a cheese shop [...]

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Transported Convicts in the New World (11): Convicts Who Returned to England

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Note: This post is part of a series on Convict Transportation to the American colonies.
Most of the convicts who were sent to America from Great Britain stayed in America, but some made it back to their home country, legally or illegally. Convicts who escaped, ran away, or purchased their freedom soon after landing in America [...]

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Transported Convicts in the New World (10): Runaways

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Note: This post is part of a series on Convict Transportation to the American colonies.
Lots of convict servants tried to run away from their owners in an attempt to escape harsh treatment from them or to regain their freedom and possibly return to Great Britain, or both. Almost as soon as the practice of convict [...]

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