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Transportation
Peter Couston was transported on the Dorothy, departing 5th May 1820 and arriving 29th Sep 1820 with 193 passengers.
Built In Liverpool in 1815. Transported Male only prisoners from Ireland
Dorothy (generic)References
| Primary Source | 1. NSW, Australia Convict Ship Muster Rolls… 1790-1849 2. UK, Royal Navy Medical Journals, 1817-1856, Dorothy 1820 01 Mar - 1820 29 Sep 3. NSW Convict Indents, 1788-1842 4. NSW Tickets of Leave, 1810-1869, Colonial secretary´s correspondence: ticket of leave muster roll (NRS 906) 5. Certificates of Freedom, 1810-1814, 1827-1867, Registers of Certificates of Freedom, 1 Dec 1823 - Apr 1827, Jun 1828 - Dec 1833 |
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Convict Notes
1820, 5 June: One of several prisoners “unironed”, as reported by ship’s surgeon Robert Espie in his journal (see UK, Royal Navy Medical Journals, 1817-1856, Dorothy 1820 01 Mar - 1820 29 Sep). 1820: Peter Causton, plaisterer 3 to 4 years, 5’2”, fair complexion, brown hair and hazel eyes (see NSW Convict Indents, 1788-1842) Ticket of Leave granted to Peter Couston, per Dorothy (see NSW Tickets of Leave, 1810-1869, Colonial secretary´s correspondence: ticket of leave muster roll (NRS 906)) 1827, 15 February: Granted Certificate of Freedom, 26, 5’2”, fair, ruddy complexion, brown hair, hazel eyes (see Certificates of Freedom, 1810-1814, 1827-1867, Registers of Certificates of Freedom, 1 Dec 1823 - Apr 1827, Jun 1828 - Dec 1833).
CRIME: Felony of a fender; convicted in February 1820 (see NSW, Australia Convict Ship Muster Rolls… 1790-1849) NATIVE PLACE: Dublin