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Transportation
William Ardley was transported on the Exmouth, departing 3rd Mar 1831 and arriving 28th Jul 1831 with 291 passengers.
Exmouth (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 25 (15) |
| Source Description | This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
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Convict Notes
His brother Robert Ardley, aged 17, was transported on the Royal Admiral, arriving in NSW in November 1830.
10th, Robert Ardley and Wm. Ardley, (by J. Brewster and N.C. Bamardiston, Esqrs.) charged with stealing three asses, the property of James Tweed, Henry Blinker, and James Eley, of Moulton, Suffolk. Essex Herald, 16 Feb 1830. Robert Ardley and William Ardley, two boys, brothers, were convicted upon three indictments, charging them with stealing donkeys from different owners at Moulton, Suffolk. The prisoners were stopped at Coggeshall, near which place they resided, with the donkeys in their possession, and upon enquiry they turned out to be stolen. Upon the first conviction they were each sentenced to seven years’ transportation; the same sentence awarded upon the second; for the third, the Court they should not inflict any sentence. Essex Herald, 23 Feb 1830.
New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842. Annotated Printed Indentures. Exmouth. 28 July 1831. Name; William Ardley No; 31 - 1320 . 38 Age; 14 Est Date of Birth; 1817 Native Place; Essex Single; Occupation; Farmers boy Offence; Stealing donkey Trial; 17 February 1830. Sentence; 14 years Family in Colony; BROTHER here, John Ardley, 18 months ago Certificates; C 44/548. 47/2739 ------------------------