Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
David Beck was transported on the Minerva, departing 1st Jan 1818 and arriving 7th Jun 1818 with 167 passengers.
The Minerva was built at Lancaster, England in 1804. 4 voyages bringing convict transportees to Australia.
Minerva (generic)References
| Primary Source | Belfast Newsletter 1738-1938, Tuesday, August 05, 1817, p.1 |
Claims
"David beck is my great grand mother Sarah beck great great uncle son of David beck"
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Convict Notes
Hobart Town Government Gazette Saturday March 17, 1827. David Beck, a constable holding a ticket of leave, was bound over to keep the peace for assaulting Catherine his wife.
David son of David beck of donegore parish grandson of David beck and Mary henderson beck of donegore County antrim
https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD36-1-1p127j2k Marriage, Hobart District, St David’s parish, 1823. David Beck, age 30, convict, per Minerva, and Catherine Smith, age 49 years, free, were married 17 November 1823, by Banns. David signed his name, Catherine, her mark, X.
Tasmanian Records.https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON31-1-1$init=CON31-1-1P122 No 95. David Beck, Minerva, 1818, tried Carrickfergus July 1817, Life. Transported for stealing from bleach ground. See record for details. mentions his Wife, Catherine. --------------------------------------------------- April 25. — The following alterations have taken place in the police of the territory — RESIGNED.— David Beck, 95, Minerva, T. L., 30th instant; Launceston Advertiser, 11 May 1837.
David Beck was tried in August 1817 at the summer Assizes for the county of Antrim held in Carickfergus, and sentenced to transportation for Life. he arrived on "Minerva"that sailed in December 1817 and arrived in Sydney on 17 April 1818. Then went to Hobart, arriving 7 June 1818. David Beck had stolen linen from a bleach green in Carrickfergus. Report of Belfast Newsletter 1738-1938, Tuesday, August 05, 1817, p.1: "County of Antrim Assizes "Friday [i.e. 1st August] the Assizes for the county of Antrim commenced at Carrickfergus, the Hon. Justice Osborne in the Crown Court …" " DAVID BECK, for stealing on the 9th May last, from the bleach-green of Sinclaire and Orr, 20 yards of linen cloth. "[Evidence of] JAMES GRAHAM, foreman bleacher; missed linen and went in search of it, it was a wet dark night; heard a noise on the road, when two persons came forward, one made his escape and witness apprehended and searched the other; found two webs of linen wrapped round his body; one was marked with “C” and the other with “J.S and W.O.”; took him to witness’s [i.e. Graham’s] lodgings; prisoner said “Thank God it is not a hanging matter”. "[Evidence of] THOMAS AGNEW, Watchman in the green; marked the position of the linen, missed three or four webs, and heard a noise at part of the green about 11; went to mr Graham’s and told him the green was broke; followed in a few minutes; the place the man was taken was not a quarter of a mile from the place the webs were stolen; they wer about half bleached. "[Evidence of] THOMAS SINCLAIR – Marked the linens when brown before going to the bleach; saw the prisoner in custody; no threats or promises were held out; prisoner would not say anything for some time, but afterwards mentioned the part of the green by which he had entered, Guilty – to be transported for life. " He was born about 1793 since he was aged 25 on arrival. From the ship's indent: Born: Donegore, Antrim. Labourer. 5ft 10 inches tall, Complexion: fair ruddy Eyes: blue; hair: brown. Tried at Antrim and sentenced for Life. In 1819 Tasmanian convict muster, was a convict residentin Hobart.