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Voyage
Transportation
Stephen Le Busque was transported on the Andromeda, departing 16th Oct 1826 and arriving 23rd Feb 1827 with 147 passengers.
Also, same day, from Cork, whence she sailed May 25th, the ship Andromeda, 401 tons, Benjamin Gales master, with 173 female prisoners; Henry Kelsawl, Esq., Surgeon-superintendant. Passengers — Fourteen free females, viz. Mary Manning, Martha Morron, Margaret Mahon, Margaret Sheedy, Mary Ann Nixon alias Welsh, Catherine Kiernan, Mary Cassock, Catherine Stanton, Johanna Neville, Mary Lyons alias Hynes, Maria Moran, Catherine O'Donnel, Margaret Kennedy, and Mary Sullivan, and twenty-six children; also twenty-three children belonging to the prisoners. Sydney Monitor, 20 Sept 1834.
Andromeda (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 100 |
| 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
"My 3rd Great Grandfather"
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Convict Notes
Stephen Le Busque (De Busk) was born in 1803 Sheffield Yorkshire to John & Mary De Busk née France. He was christened at Cathedral St Peter, Sheffield on 28 Sep 1803. He was charged with burglariouslt breaking into the dwelling house of William Ling at Little Chester, and stealing a churn dash, a bottle of porter and a dish. Judgement handed down was death . This was later commuted to Life. He was assigned to Henry Clayton of Norfolk Plains (Distribution lists ML ref: A10593 p 125) According to the census Stephen worked for James Cos esq. at Marion Villa at George Town between 1842 and 1851. In 1854 the family moved to Victoria and Stephen died Melbourne 21 May 1855 cause of death: Debility. No burial place was recorded on the certificate
Tried at Derby Assizes 15/07/1826 for burglary. Arrived at Hobart 23/02/1827 Conditional pardon 24/05/1839 Married Maria Pitt, daughter of a Hobart Publican on 3/10/1836. Dude in Melbourne 20/07/1860.