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Voyage
Transportation
William Cunningham was transported on the Asia 1, departing 5th Nov 1835 and arriving 21st Feb 1836 with 292 passengers.
Built by A Hall & Co at Aberdeen in 1818. A Brig of 536 tons. (Wikipedia) 1830 - Voyage. Asia from Ireland. Female Convict Ship; Stead; Master, Alexander Nesbit M.D. Surgeon Superintendent. Arrived in Sydney Cove 13 Jan 1830. Mustered - 186. Died on Voyage - 3. Disembarked - 1. Total Embarked - 200
Asia 1 (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/10, Page Number 199 (102) |
| 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
Bristol Quarter Sessions. William Cunningham and Mary Hill, for stealing eighteen silver spoons, a work-box, some knives and forks, and various other articles, the property of Jas. Merret, Somerset-square. The prisoners entered the premises whilst the family were at church, on the evening of Sunday, the 2lst December, and part of the property was, next day, traced to their lodgings. Bristol Mercury 17 Jan 1835. Thursday se’nnnight, the eight undermentioned male Convicts were put on hoard the Justitia Hulk. at Woolwich, viz. Henry Linfield, William Underwood, 'thane. Cary, Henry Ponchard, James Nugent, Edward Mulchay, John Evans, and William Cunningham. Bristol Times, 14 Feb 1835.
Full name: William Ralph Cunningham Born: 1814 Married: 3 November 1846, St. James, West Melbourne, Victoria, Australia to Sarah Jane Mooney Passed away: 10 September 1891 (Had six children with Sarah and three children with his second wife Catherine Mullins)
William married Sarah Mooney in 1846 They had 4 kids together: - Sarah Anne - Benjamin - Frederick Adolphus Alfred Foster - William His wife died she was 1857. William then married Catherine Mullins. They had 6 known children: - John (1859-1860) - John Henry (1861-1861) - Harry Archibald (1862-1932) - John Robert (1864-?) - George Walter (1865-1939) - Thomas Howard (1868-?)