Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
Samuel Garside was transported on the Pitt, departing 31st May 1791 and arriving 14th Feb 1792 with 406 passengers.
Built Thames, England 1780. 775 tons. Rig type: S.
PittReferences
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 170 |
| 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
"Samuel Garside is the father-in-law of my 3rd G/Grandmother Charlotte Pugh"
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Convict Notes
Family connections for Samuel (Garside) are: GARSIDE Samuel (Garside) was born about 1757. He had a first marriage in England. He was tried for theft of woollen cloth from his employer at York Assizes Yorkshire, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 14 2 1792 after a voyage of 8.5months on PITT. He married secondly Sarah (Turner) on 14 8 1796 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. He was Free by Servitude when he died on 13 11 1824 age67 at Richmond, father of 1known child, & was buried at St Peters CofE Richmond - he was recorded in 1825 as Samuel (Garsides) deceased. [Some details taken from this Website] Sarah (Turner) was born about 1761/71. She was tried for stealing clothes at Lancaster Quarter Sessions Lancashire, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 30 4 1796 after a voyage of 7months on INDISPENSIBLE; she was Protestant. She was recorded in 1825 as Sarah (Garsides) Free by Servitude with her son & daughterinlaw at Richmond. She was recorded in 1828 as Sarah (Gearsides) with her son & family at Richmond. She died on 23 11 1834 age73?. [Some details taken from this Website] Samuel (Garside) & Sarah (Turner) produced 1child: 1.Samuel (Garside) was born on 28 7 1798 & baptised on 14 10 1798 at St Johns CofE Parramatta. He had a first relationship with Charlotte (Pugh).>>> ..Charlotte (Pugh) was born on 29 5 1799 & baptised on 1 5 1800 at St Johns CofE Parramatta. She was recorded in 1814 with her parents at Parramatta. ..Details of Charlotte (Pugh)s family are given in entry for Edward (Pugh FRIENDSHIP 1788) on this Website. ..Samuel (Gearside/Garside) & Charlotte (Pugh) produced 2children: ..1.Ann (Gearside/Garside) was born on 2 2 1818 & baptised on 2 8 1818 at St Peters CofE Richmond. She may have been entered into Orphan School. ..2.William (Gearside/Garside) was born in 1820. .. >>>Samuel (Garside) married secondly Sarah (Metcalfe) on 18 9 1822 at St Peters CofE Richmond. He was recorded in 1825 as Samuel (Garsides) landholder with his wife & mother at Richmond. He was recorded in 1827 as (Garsyde) farmer, in 1828 as Samuel (Gearsides) with his family & mother at Richmond & in 1830 as farmer. He died on 23 10 1853 age54 father of at least 5children. ..Sarah (Metcalfe) was born in 1803 in London. She arrived in NSW with her mother on 20 12 1808 after a voyage of 6months on AEOLUS. She is recorded in 1814 with her mother. She was recorded in 1825 with her husband & motherinlaw at Richmond. She was recorded in 1828 as Sarah (Gearsides) with her family & motherinlaw at Richmond. ..Details of Sarah (Metcalfe)s family are given in entry for John (Metcalf ADMIRAL GAMBIER 1808) on this Website. .. ..Samuel (Gearside) & Sarah (Metcalfe) produced at least 3children: ..1.George (Gearside) was born on 3 10 1825 & baptised on 30 10 1825 at St Peters CofE Richmond. He died on 28 5 1826 age7m at Richmond & was buried at St Peters CofE Richmond. ..2.Samuel (Gearside/yde) was born on 13 5 1827 at Richmond & baptised on 3 6 1827 at St Peters CofE Richmond. He was recorded in 1828 as Samuel (Gearsides) with his family at Richmond. ..3.Sarah (Gearside) was born on 8 2 1830 at Richmond & baptised on 14 3 1830 at St Peters CofE Richmond. Reference: Craig James Smee 'Births and Baptisms Marriages and Defacto Relationships Deaths and Burials New South Wales 1788-1830' ..a complete listing from church & other records in the early colony.
Samuel died in 1824, however, he is mentioned in the 1825 Muster:- Garsides, Samuel, free by servitude, Pitt, 1792, 7 years, died at Richmond. Turner, Sarah, free by servitude, Indispensible, 1796, 7 years, widow, Richmond Garsides, Samuel, 28, born in the colony, landholder, Richmond. Garsides, Sarah, 25, born in the colony. wife of the above.
In the colony, Samuel married Sarah Turner (Convict, Indispensible, 1796). They married in 1796 at Sydney. Samuel and Sarah had 1 child, a son Samuel, born 1798.
Samuel was convicted for stealing 30 yards of woollen cloth from his employer. He appears to have left a wife in England because the court records indicate that one of the witnesses attesting to his good character was his wife, who said that he wouldn't have done it if he hadn't have been drunk.