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Transportation
William Bairston was transported on the Albion, departing 21st Sep 1826 and arriving 14th Feb 1827 with 192 passengers.
Albion (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 84 |
| 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
NSW Convict Index. William Bainston, per Albion 1827, Certificate of Freedom, 9 Feb 1841, No 41/0195.
National Archives. Hulk Records. HO-9-7_2 (page 42/48) Retribution Hulk at Sheerness. Received from York, 4 May 1826. Henry Pope, age 31, Highway Robbery, Tried at York 18 March 1826, 14 years, To NSW 16 Sept 1826. Wm. Bairstow, age 24, Highway Robbery, Tried at York 18 March 1826, 14 years, To NSW 16 Sept 1826.
On Saturday last, Henry Pope and Wm. Bairstow, of Halifax, labourers, were committed to York Castle, by T. Horton, Esq. to take their trial at the next assizes, being charged with stealing from the person of Charles Griffiths, of Guiseley, paper-maker, on the King's highway, betwixt King Cross and Halifax, about a quarter before one o'clock in the morning, a bundle containing wearing apparel, and also two leather pocket books. Griffiths is a poor man, and has been travelling in search of work for the last five weeks, and had only 2d in his pocket when he left Manchester, at three o'clock on Friday afternoon, on his return home. Leeds Intelligencer, 16 Feb 1826. Yorkshire Spring Assizes. HENRY POPE (31), and WM. BAIRSTOW (24), charged with robbing Charles Griffiths, at Halifax, of two pocket-books and a bundle.— Guilty. York Herald, 1 April 1826. The following eighteen male convicts were removed from York Castle on Tuesday evening last, to be delivered on board the Retribution Hulk, Sheerness, pursuant to their respective sentences: ... Henry Pope, Wm. Barstow, ... to be transported for 14 years each . Yorkshire Gazette, 6 May 1826.