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Voyage
Transportation
Robert Ewing was transported on the Woodman, departing 1st Dec 1825 and arriving 29th Apr 1826 with 150 passengers.
1823 Journey. SHIP News.— The ship Woodman, Captain Ford, arrived from Ireland, via Rio de Janiero, on Wednesday evening the 25th ult. She brings 94 female convicts, in good health; together with 8 children. Including children, there are 38 free passengers, by this opportunity, mostly destined for Van Diemen's Land. Sydney Gazette, 3 July 1823.
Woodman (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/5, Page Number 322 |
| 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
1838, 5 October: Ticket of Leave restored. 1839, 31 October: “Misconduct – 14 days in cell on bread and water.” 1841: Muster – listed as holding a Ticket of Leave (see New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849). 1842, 8 December: Robert Ewing received a Conditional Pardon No.924 (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON31-1-9$init=CON31-1-9p259). 1846: Muster – listed as holding a Conditional Pardon (see New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849).
1826: On arrival in VDL, he was listed as 20, single, a weaver and waterman from Paisley. He was 5’10½” tall, with brown hair and hazel eyes (see Tasmania, Australia, Convict Court and Selected Records, 1800-1899). He said he had been transported to VDL for stealing 20 yards of silk, 20 yards of cloth and 40 handkerchiefs, and that he had been convicted for a felony previously, in the name of James Smith (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON31-1-9$init=CON31-1-9p259). 1832: Muster – listed as assigned to Mr T Nowland (see New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849). 1837, 29 March: Granted a Ticket of Leave (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON31-1-9$init=CON31-1-9p259). 1837, 5 October: “Drunk and disorderly conduct in having his face blackened under suspicious circumstances. Ticket suspended for 12 months, hard labour during that period and recommended to be removed to the other side of the island.”
Precognition 1825: National Records of Scotland, Reference AD14/25/167 Title: Precognition against Daniel Cameron, Robert Ewing for the crime of theft by opening lockfast places Accused: Daniel Cameron, travelling packman, Address: Broomlands Street, Paisley; and Robert Ewing, Age: 18, weaver, Address: Paisley, Renfrewshire. --00— Trial 1825: National Records of Scotland, Reference JC26/1825/163 Title: Trial papers relating to Robert Ewing, Daniel Cameron for the crime of theft by opening lockfast places. Tried at High Court, Glasgow, 30 Apr 1825. Accused: Robert Ewing, Verdict: Guilty, Verdict Comments: Guilty, art and part, Sentence: Transportation – Life. Daniel Cameron, Verdict: Outlawed, Verdict Comments: Outlaw and fugitive, Sentence: Outlawed and put to the horn (see http://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk/). --00— 1825, 13 June: Robert Ewing, 19, convicted for theft, was received aboard the prison hulk Justitia at Woolwich. He was sent from there for transportation on 17 November (see UK, Prison Hulk Registers and Letter Books, 1802-1849).