Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
William Edminston 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 | Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. |
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Convict Notes
County of Londonderry Assizes. On Tuesday the 12th inst. the assizes for this county commenced. … Wm. Edmistone and Wm McCormick, for entering with their faces blackened, and robbing the house of James Nimmock, near Coleraine—Guilty Death. … Belfast News-Letter, 22 Aug 1817.
Continuation, Conduct record. https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON32-1-2$init=CON32-1-2P92
Tasmanian Conduct Record https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON31-1-9$init=CON31-1-9P209 No 20, William Edmonston, Minerva 1818, Tried Derry Aug 1817, Life. See record - Very detailed. Was a constable until dismissed. Conditional Pardon No 723, 27 Sep 1843. Extended 16/2/46.
Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. William Edminston, alias Edmonston, age 28, per Minerva I (1) (1818), Tried at Londonderry Co., 1817, Life, DOB 1794, native place, Coleraine Londonderry Co., Butcher. -------------------------------------------------- https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON13-1-1p131 Convicts on the Minerva, List dated 30 Dec 1817, Castle of Dublin. Londonderry Co. Wm. Edminston, age 30. Burglary Robbery of provisions, Aug 1817, Life.