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William Aston was transported on the Lord Melville, departing 29th May 1830 and arriving 21st Oct 1830 with 176 passengers.
Ship Name: Lord Melville II Rig Type: S. Built: Quebec Build Year: 1825 Size (tons): 425
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| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 376 |
| 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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No ship found for Thomas Crossley. William Aston/also referred to as Ashton on other records, was listed as 17 years old on arrival. Native Place: London. William could read, was Protestant, single, 4'10¾" tall, dark ruddy and pockpitted complexion, brown hair, blue eyes, WA on left arm. Assigned to Thos. Scott at Upper Minto. 18/6/1835: COF - Listed as Aston. William was now a Labourer, 5'2½" tall, born 1813 and 22 years old. 16/1/1841: Permission to marry Margaret Lamb (Isabella 1840) - William was 27 and free, Margaret was 20 and on bond, at Campbelltown. 1841: Married at St. Peter's, Campbelltown. No births listed on NSW BDM.
Old Bailey Online 1280. THOMAS CROSSLEY and WILLIAM ASTON were indicted for stealing, on the 17th of April , 1 cap, value 6s., and 1 band, value 5s., the goods of William Hobson , from the person of Thomas Hobson . THOMAS HOBSON. I am the son of William Hobson, and am nine years old. On the 17th of April I was at the corner of Nelson-street, City-road ; Aston came up and took my cap off; he ran down a court - Crossley took hold of me, and turned me round at the time, while he ran away - they had followed me from Bath-street. JAMES LUFF . I was at this child's house - he came home crying, and said his cap was stolen; he described the person and dress of the person who took it; I went with him, and he pointed out Aston, who ran away directly. JAMES TAYLOR . On the 18th of April, in the afternoon, I was at Islington, and saw Crossley with four others: I followed them to Clerkenwell-green, and then fetched Hobson - he pointed him out, and said he was certain of him; I brought him to a lamp-post, and told him to look well at him: I had Crossley and another boy; he looked at them both, and said that was not the boy, but Crossley was; I took him to the watch-house. On the 1st of May I saw Aston with three others, in St. John-street-road - there was a crowd looking at Jack in the Green, and I saw Aston untying a handkerchief from a child's neck: I could not take him then, but watched him, and in the afternoon I took Hobson there, and he pointed him out. WILLIAM JOHN OTHEN . I was in the yard at Worship-street when Crossley was locked up; a girl came and called to him - she asked how he got on - he said he thought he should go to the start (meaning Newgate), and told her to go and tell the pieman to come down to him; in a few minutes the girl came and said he was come; he told her to tell him to say he was with him till nine o'clock. WILLIAM HUGHES . I saw Crossley with a pieman at nine o'clock; he spoke to me - I returned in ten minutes, and they were-gone. WILLIAM BUTTON . I am a biscuit-baker and pieman. Crossley came to me at the end of Mutton-hill, and spoke to me, that night; I left him there about a quarter-past nine o'clock. CROSSLEY - GUILTY . Aged 18. ASTON - GUILTY . Aged 14. Transported for Seven Years .
Old Bailey Online 1280. THOMAS CROSSLEY and WILLIAM ASTON were indicted for stealing, on the 17th of April , 1 cap, value 6s., and 1 band, value 5s., the goods of William Hobson , from the person of Thomas Hobson . THOMAS HOBSON. I am the son of William Hobson, and am nine years old. On the 17th of April I was at the corner of Nelson-street, City-road ; Aston came up and took my cap off; he ran down a court - Crossley took hold of me, and turned me round at the time, while he ran away - they had followed me from Bath-street. JAMES LUFF . I was at this child's house - he came home crying, and said his cap was stolen; he described the person and dress of the person who took it; I went with him, and he pointed out Aston, who ran away directly. JAMES TAYLOR . On the 18th of April, in the afternoon, I was at Islington, and saw Crossley with four others: I followed them to Clerkenwell-green, and then fetched Hobson - he pointed him out, and said he was certain of him; I brought him to a lamp-post, and told him to look well at him: I had Crossley and another boy; he looked at them both, and said that was not the boy, but Crossley was; I took him to the watch-house. On the 1st of May I saw Aston with three others, in St. John-street-road - there was a crowd looking at Jack in the Green, and I saw Aston untying a handkerchief from a child's neck: I could not take him then, but watched him, and in the afternoon I took Hobson there, and he pointed him out. WILLIAM JOHN OTHEN . I was in the yard at Worship-street when Crossley was locked up; a girl came and called to him - she asked how he got on - he said he thought he should go to the start (meaning Newgate), and told her to go and tell the pieman to come down to him; in a few minutes the girl came and said he was come; he told her to tell him to say he was with him till nine o'clock. WILLIAM HUGHES . I saw Crossley with a pieman at nine o'clock; he spoke to me - I returned in ten minutes, and they were-gone. WILLIAM BUTTON . I am a biscuit-baker and pieman. Crossley came to me at the end of Mutton-hill, and spoke to me, that night; I left him there about a quarter-past nine o'clock. CROSSLEY - GUILTY . Aged 18. ASTON - GUILTY . Aged 14. Transported for Seven Years .
New South Wales, Australia, Registers of Convicts' Applications to Marry, 1826-1851 Refused 4/1/1841 Margaret Lamb 20 Bond (7yrs) per ship Isabella (5) to marry William Aston 27 Lord Melville (4) free (7yrs) per ship Lord Melville Rev R Forrest Campbelltown. Was GRANTED on 16/1/1941 as Margaret had to obtain permission of assignee