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Voyage
Transportation
Peter Grant 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.
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| 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
1841: Muster – listed as “absconded” (see New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849; Tasmania; List of convicts (incomplete) 1841). 1846: Muster – listed as having a Conditional Pardon (see New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849; Tasmania Ledger Returns A-R, 1846). How? 1849: Muster – listed as an “absentee” (see New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849; Tasmania Ledger Returns, 1849). 1853, December: Peter Grant - listed as a runaway [and still at large] – “struck off the record” (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON34-1-1$init=CON34-1-1P647).
1832 and 1833: Musters – assigned to Public Works (see New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849; Tasmania; List of convicts (incomplete) 1832, 1833). 1833, 13 December: From the Hobart Town Courier, p2: “Absconded and apprehended— John Hughes, James Taylor, William Baker, Stephen Sherborne, Henry Mottram, Thomas Luck, Cornelius Butt, Frederick Jones, John Riley, William Atkins, PETER GRANT [my emphasis], David Evans.” 1835, 5 August: Some time after this date he was listed on his VDL Conduct Record as a runaway. 1835: Muster – listed as “absconded” (see New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849; Tasmania; List of convicts (incomplete) 1835).
1829, 14 April: Peter Grant is on a list of convicts holding a registered pass. His requires him to remain in Crown (government) service at Red Hill (see Tasmania, Australia, Convict Court and Selected Records, 1800-1899; Register of passes - Northern Tasmania, 1828-1833). 1829, 23 June: Peter Grant is listed for immediate transfer to the Tamar in service of the Crown, shingle splitting (see Tasmania, Australia, Convict Court and Selected Records, 1800-1899; Register of passes - Northern Tasmania, 1828-1833). 1829, 3 October: Peter Grant is on a list of convicts holding a registered pass. His requires him to remain in Crown service at Norfolk Plains (see Tasmania, Australia, Convict Court and Selected Records, 1800-1899; Register of passes - Northern Tasmania, 1828-1833). 1830: Muster – Peter Grant is listed as assigned to Mr A McKinnon at Perth; on 16 August 1830 he also appears on a Register of Passes, as Peter Grand (see New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849; Tasmania; List of convicts (incomplete) 1830). 1830, 9 December: “Repeated insolence to his master [McKinnon] and challenging his master’s brother to fight on the 7th instant – chain gang 6 months and discharged from the service of his master” (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON31-1-15$init=CON31-1-15p113).
1825, 30 October: Peter Grant, 19, convicted for housebreaking, was received aboard the prison hulk Justitia at Woolwich. He was sent from there for transportation on 18 November (see UK, Prison Hulk Registers and Letter Books, 1802-1849). Note: His co-accused, Henry Sinclair, was also on the Justitia. Both were transported to VDL per Woodman. 1826: On arrival in VDL, he was 19 and single. He was 5’2” tall with dark hair and dark brown eyes and a dimple on his chin (see Tasmania, Australia, Convict Court and Selected Records, 1800-1899).
Precognition 1825: National Records of Scotland, Reference AD14/25/152 Title: Precognition against Henry Sinclair, Peter Grant for the crime of theft by housebreaking, and previous convictions Accused: Henry Sinclair, Age: 16, weaver, Address: Paisley, Renfrewshire; and Peter Grant, Age: 14, weaver, Address: Paisley, Renfrewshire. [Note: Peter Grant's age does not gel with subsequent records.] --00— TRIAL: 1825: National Records of Scotland, Reference JC26/1825/214 Title: Trial papers relating to Henry Sinclair, Peter Grant for the crime of theft by housebreaking, and previous convictions. Tried at High Court, Glasgow, on 28 Sep 1825. Accused: Henry Sinclair, Verdict: Guilty, Sentence: Transportation - Life Previous convictions: theft by housebreaking Accused: Peter Grant, Verdict: Guilty, Sentence: Transportation - Life Previous convictions: theft by housebreaking (see http://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk/).