Samuel pleaded guilty to the charge of stealing goods and was originally sentenced to death but this was later commuted to transportation for seven years.

The convict ship "Perseus" left Spithead on 12th February 1802, it took 173 days to arrive and went via Rio and the Cape. The vessel was 362 tons. The Master was John Davison, and the Surgeon was W S Fielding. The ship landed 112 convicts at Sydney Cove on 4th August 1802. The vessel was owned by Reeve & Green, and the contractors provided a guard of 16 men, these guards were paid 75 English Pounds each for the journey, and were considered part of the crew, so were commanded by the Captain and not under a Military Officer. Ten Pounds was paid for each convict that embarked and five pounds for each convict landed .

Birth abt 1787 according to UK, Prison Hulk Registers and Letter Books, 1802-1849