A British schoolchild, Alfred Dancey was convicted of murder at the age of 14 and
transported
''Transported'' is an Australian convict melodrama film directed by W. J. Lincoln. It is considered a lost film.
Plot
In England, Jessie Grey is about to marry Leonard Lincoln but the evil Harold Hawk tries to force her to marry him and she w ...
to
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
in 1850, after he shot two classmates with a pistol he brought to the school.
[Wilson, Colin. "]The Mammoth Book of True Crime
''The Mammoth Book of True Crime'' is a two volume anthology by British author Colin Wilson. It was published by Carroll & Graf Publishers, Inc., New York, in 1988, .
The first volume is divided alphabetically into sections that reflect the va ...
", 1998
Dancey grew up in
Bedminster, Bristol
Bedminster is a district of Bristol, England, on the south side of the city. It is also the name of a Wards of the United Kingdom, council ward which includes the central part of the district.
The eastern part of Bedminster is known as Windmill ...
.
External links
# http://www.convictrecords.com.au/convicts/dancey/alfred/9822
# http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/59770599 - Disagrees with the article content above - would be a massive coincidence if there were two such young people in 1850 shooting someone with a pistol.
# http://www.blackkalendar.nl/content.php?key=10857 - Yet another version of the story.
# https://www.flickr.com/photos/brizzlebornandbred/2042728733 - Agrees with item 2 above.
# http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/equestrian - Ship on which Dancey was deported.
References
Year of birth missing
Year of death missing
English murderers of children
Convicts transported to Australia
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