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Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Peter Greasley was transported on the Bussorah Merchant, departing 1st Oct 1829 and arriving 18th Jan 1830 with 200 passengers.
The Bussorah Merchant was built at Calcutta in 1818, 531 tons. The ship transported convicts from England in 1828 to New South Wales, from Ireland in 1829/30 to Hobart, Van Diemen's Land and in 1831 another voyage to Sydney, New South Wales. (The ship also made voyages to Australia, in 1837, 1839 & 1845 with free immigrants.)
Bussorah Merchant (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 212 |
| 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
National Archives. HO 17/54/341829 Sept 25 Prisoner name: Edward Revill, Peter Greasley, Sarah Revill, Ann Sporton. Prisoner age: Edward Revill aged 60, Greasley aged 21, Sarah Revill aged 57, Sporton aged 41. Court and date of trial: Nottingham Town Summer Assizes 1829. Crime: Shooting (and wounding) a bailiff while in the discharge of his duty when evicting them [from their dwelling house]. Initial sentence: Death, commuted to transportation for life. Gaoler's report: Characters bad. Annotated: Nil. Petitioner(s): 102 inhabitants of Nottingham. Grounds for clemency: First offence. They were ignorant of the law relating to evictions, believing they could defend their right to possession by any means and that such action would bring on a trial where they could gain possession in law. Additional Information: The convicts are referred to as a 'family' and were being evicted from a property belonging to John Greasley, a deceased relative. They believed they were entitled to the property under his will. The two male convicts were placed on board the Bassorah Trader transport at Sheerness.
Peter Greasley was 21years old on arrival in VDL - he was the step-son of Edward Revill (also on board). His mother, Sarah Revill was transported per 'Kains 1830' but died on the voyage, his sister, Ann Sporton arrived per 'Roslin Castle 1830' to NSW. All were transported for 'felonously shooting at William Middap', who was a Sherriff's Officer. Peter was 5'1 3/4" tall, dark complexion, brown hair and whiskers, grey eyes, single. 1830-1835 Musters: Assigned to Mr. Wintle. 24/5/1839: CP 16/2/1843: Free Pardon 11/4/1858: Peter died at H.M. General Hospital of Erysiprelas, aged 50. (Listed as Gresley). No marriage found.