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Transportation
James Astill was transported on the Andromeda, departing 13th Nov 1832 and arriving 11th Mar 1833 with 188 passengers.
Also, same day, from Cork, whence she sailed May 25th, the ship Andromeda, 401 tons, Benjamin Gales master, with 173 female prisoners; Henry Kelsawl, Esq., Surgeon-superintendant. Passengers — Fourteen free females, viz. Mary Manning, Martha Morron, Margaret Mahon, Margaret Sheedy, Mary Ann Nixon alias Welsh, Catherine Kiernan, Mary Cassock, Catherine Stanton, Johanna Neville, Mary Lyons alias Hynes, Maria Moran, Catherine O'Donnel, Margaret Kennedy, and Mary Sullivan, and twenty-six children; also twenty-three children belonging to the prisoners. Sydney Monitor, 20 Sept 1834.
Andromeda (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 459 (230) |
| 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
Return of All Male Convicts Assigned and Transferred in the Month of March, 1833. 665. Astill James, Andromeda, farm servant, to General Stewart, Bathurst NSW Govt Gazette, 5 June 1833.
WARWICK BOROUGH SESSIONS. These Sessions were held at the Court House, on Thursday, ... ...James Astill. aged 20, and Samuel Harrison, aged 1?, were found guilty stealing nine ducks, the property of Richard Warner, at Balkington. Both these juvenile offenders had been convicted together at previous Sessions, of similar offence, which the convictions were produced. In reply to Astill’s plea for mercy, the Chairman said, that in order to be merciful to them was in his power, Should sentence them to seven years' transportation : such sentence might probably save them from the gallows.—There was a second indictment against Astill, for stealing hen and chickens, the property of Mr. Thomas Power, of Attleborough but, after the above conviction, was not deemed necessary to proceed with it. Leamington Spa Courier, 7 July 1832. --------------------------------------------------------- National Archives. HO-9-9_5 page 18/52. York Hulk Records Received: Warwick, 19 July 1832. Jas. Astill, age 20, Stg fowls, Tried Warwick 3 July 1832, 7 years. NSW 8 Nov 1832. Sam. Harrison, age 17, Stg ducks, Tried Warwick 3 July 1832, 7 years. VDL 6 Aug 1832.