Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
William Caldwell was transported on the Sir Robert Peel, departing 6th Sep 1844 and arriving 26th Dec 1844 with 254 passengers.
Sir Robert Peel (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/14, Page Number 179 (91) |
| 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 |
Claims
"He was a son of the youngest brother of my 4x great grandfather"
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Convict Notes
William's father was James Caldwell (1780-1867), farmer of Knowsley, Lancashire. William married Mary Moorcroft in 1824.Mary was a Catholic. She died whilst William was in Van Diemens Land in January 1848.By that time she only had one of her children still alive (Richard) They lived in Lt. Woolton, Childwall and Toxteth Park, Liverpool. They had 9 known children between 1825 and 1839. Only 2 survived by the time of the 1841 census. William was a repeat offender having previously been imprisoned at Kirkdale Prison, Liverpool in 1843 for poaching. He was sent to van Diemens Land for stealing 2 hens with William Barlow. His surviving eldest daughter died on the day of his trial sentence in 1843 (March 25th). his son Richard survived and may have been a fireman crew member on the ship City of Brooklyn which travelled between New York and Liverpool. If this was the correct Richard Caldwell he deserted the ship in December 1869 in New York.