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Voyage
Transportation
Robert Burrows was transported on the Earl Cornwallis, departing 31st Jul 1800 and arriving 12th Jun 1801 with 298 passengers.
Earl Cornwallis (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 286 |
| 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
Family connections for Robert (Burrows) are: BURROWS Robert (Burrows) was born about 1770/80. He was tried for stealing a pig etc at Stafford Assizes Staffordshire, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 12 6 1801 after a voyage of 10.5months on EARL CORNWALLIS. He was an emancipist in 1816 when he married Amelia Ann/Emma (Goodwin her third marriage) on 23 12 1816 at St Lukes CofE Liverpool. He died on 25/8 1 1820 age40 accidentally drowned & found in reeds in bottom of creek at Aspinalls Farm near Windsor & buried on 28 1 1820 at St Matthews CofE Windsor-although this person is recorded as having arrived on ADMIRAL GAMBIER in 1808. [Some details taken from this Website] Amelia Ann (Goodwin possibly nee Clarke) was born about 1766/80. She married firstly (1of3) John (Goodwin) in 1790 at Greenwich Kent. She was tried for stealing clothes etc of her employer at Kent Assizes at Maidstone on 15 7 1799, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 15 4 1800 after a voyage of 6.5months on SPEEDY. She was Free by Servitude by 1808. After 1811 she took possession of her husbands land grant. She was recorded in 1828 with 2sons on 30acres at Airds. She died on 9 1 1834 age68 at Campbelltown mother of perhaps 8children & was buried at St Peters CofE Campbelltown. [Some details taken from this Website] Robert (Burrows) & Amelia/Emelia Ann/Emma (Goodwin) produced perhaps 2children: 1?.an Amelia (Burrows) is recorded as born in Van Diemens Land (Tasmania)-no parents given. 2.Robert (Burrows) was born in 1816 & baptised on 6 10 1816 at St Lukes CofE Liverpool. In October 1826 he, with halfbrothers Thomas & Henry, found evidence leading to discovery of a murder. Reference: Craig James Smee 'Births and Baptisms Marriages and Defacto Relationships Deaths and Burials New South Wales 1788-1830' ..a complete listing from church & other records in the early colony.
1/8/1799 Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette: Robert Burrows, for stealing a store-pig, turkey and fowl, to be transported for seven years. 23/12/1816: aged 36, married Ann Goodwin (Amelia Ann Goodwin) (Speedy 1799) at Liverpool. Amelia/Ann had 6 children to James Rixon (Barwell 1797) he died in 1811, and she then had 1 child with Robert Burrows, also Robert born in 1816. 25/1/1820: Aged 40, Robert was found drowned in the weeds at the bottom of the creek as Aspinall’s farm near Windsor.