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Transportation
William Hodgson was transported on the Asia 1, departing 19th Nov 1827 and arriving 13th Mar 1828 with 102 passengers.
Built by A Hall & Co at Aberdeen in 1818. A Brig of 536 tons. (Wikipedia) 1830 - Voyage. Asia from Ireland. Female Convict Ship; Stead; Master, Alexander Nesbit M.D. Surgeon Superintendent. Arrived in Sydney Cove 13 Jan 1830. Mustered - 186. Died on Voyage - 3. Disembarked - 1. Total Embarked - 200
Asia 1 (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 307 (155) |
| 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
3/5/1830: Tried at the Gen. Session, Darlington for Robbery - sentenced to 3 years transportation. 9/8/1830: Arrived at Moreton Bay per 'Governor Phillip'. 22/10/1833: Returned to Sydney.
28/7/1827 Yorkshire Gazette Yorkshire, England: YORKSHIRE SUMMER ASSIZES Abraham Clark (24), and William Hodgson (22), for robbing T. Dowkes, on the highway at Leeds, of a silver watch &c. Abraham Clark was also on board. William Hodgson was 24 years old on arrival. Native Place: Yorkshire. William was literate, married with 2 children, 5'4" tall, fair complexion, brown hair and eyes, WH on left arm, blue spot on right and between thumb and fingers of hand, scar of a cut in centre of forehead, large cut in left knee. Assigned to Doctor Radford, Hunters River. 1837: Aged 32. Assigned to George Turner, Maitland. 27/3/1837: Newcastle Gaol Entrance Book - State Archives NSW; Roll: 136 Waterman from Leeds. Admitted to Newcastle gaol from the Police Office. Returned to government for re-assignement. Temporarily assigned to the Custom house at Newcastle 3 April 1837. 27/7/1838: Newcastle - John Jones, George Dickinson, William Hudson, (no Hudson on the voyage, so believed to be Hodgson), George Howard Lawrence, Benjamin Sellars, Richard Walsh, Jesse Barton, all assigned to Rev. Threlkeld and all charged with disorderly conduct after a dispute about meat rations. Remanded. 10/8/1838: All the above were discharged and returned to government service. 28/12/1838: Newcastle - Assigned as a fireman at the light house. Made a complaint against harbour master Mr. Jackson for keeping him employed at private work in the daytime whilst he was required to keep the light burning at night. Case investigated and found to be groundless. 11/7/1843: TOL Newcastle. 1847: CP
This is the brother of Benjamin Thomas Hodgson who was also sent to Sydney, after his brother. I now have in my possession copies of letters written by the brothers back to their mother and father in Leeds