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Robert Ayr

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Summary

Robert Ayr, one of 267 convicts transported on the Isabella, 15 January 1842

Born

Jan 1817

Conviction Desertion

Departure Jan 1842

Arrival

May 1842

Death

Jan 1851

Personal Information

Name: Robert Ayr

Aliases:

Gender: Male

Born: 1st Jan 1817

Death: 1st Jan 1851

Age: 34 years

Occupation: Ploughman/shearer

Crime

Crime: Desertion

Convicted at: Nova Scotia, Halifax Court Martial

Sentence term: 99

Voyage

Departed: 15th Jan 1842

Ship: Isabella

Arrival: 19th May 1842

Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

Ship: Isabella

Departed: 15th Jan, 1842

Arrived: 19th May, 1842

Passengers: 270

The Isabella was built in London in 1818. She was owned by William Wiseman, Patrick Chalmers and James Wallace. The Isabella transported convicts to Australia in 1818 (NSW), 1822 (NSW), 1823 (NSW), 1832 (NSW), 1833 (VDL) and 1842 (VDL).

References

Primary Source	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/13, Page Number 13 (8). http://foundersandsurvivors.org/pubsearch/convict/chain/ai02016
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

Contributed by Leonie Dolley on 2nd July 2013

Robert was killed by a whale at Warbs Bay 10\5\1851.

Contributed by Dianne Jones on 5th May 2022

COURT MARTIAL Private Robert AYR, 64th Regiment of Foot, was court martialled at Halifax for "desertion and losing necessaries" on 16 August, 1841 [not 5 August, as per VDL records]. He was sentenced to transportation for life, commuted to 14 years' transportation (Judge Advocate General's Office: general courts martial registers, abroad; 01 January 1829 to 31 December 1850). Note: The sentence here does not seem to have carried through to subsequent VDL records which have him serving a life sentence. --0--

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Revisions

Contributor	Date	Changes
Dianne Jones	27th Mar 2023	source: Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/13, Page Number 13 (8). http://foundersandsurvivors.org/pubsearch/convict/chain/ai02016 (prev. Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Nu
Leonie Dolley	27th Mar 2023	date of birth 1817, date of death 1851, gender, occupation, crime
Anonymous	12th May 2011	none