Summary
Born
Unknown
Conviction
Unknown
Departure
Sep 1830
Arrival
Feb 1831
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information
Name: Robert Ashton
Gender: Unknown
Born: Unknown
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Unknown
Crime
Crime: Unknown
Convicted at: Lancaster Quarter Session
Sentence term: Life
Transportation
Robert Ashton was transported on the York, departing 3rd Sep 1830 and arriving 7th Feb 1831 with 200 passengers.
The York I was built in Southwick, West Sussex, England in 1819. 429 tons. Three voyages to Australia with transport convicts - 1829, 1830 and 1832. The York II was built in Sunderland, England in 1854. 940 ton ship. Transported convicts and pensioner guards and families to Western Australia in 1862.
York (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 485 (245) |
| 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 |
Claims
"Researching on behalf of the Ashton family - checking for connections to James Henry Ashton"
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Annalies Nutley
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Convict Notes
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Who was Robert Ashton? What was his life before transportation? Did he have family? Hoping to uncover his story and share that here in the near future.