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William Marshall was transported on the Hercules, departing 3rd Jul 1830 and arriving 1st Nov 1830 with 205 passengers.
The "Hercules" ship was built in 1801 at South Sheilds, England. 1801 voyage from Ireland to New South Wales, Australia. Sailed via Rio de Janeiro and the Cape. A mutiny occurred just prior to their arrival at Rio - after 45 minutes it was quashed but 13 convicts had been killed. Jeremiah Pendergass was named as the ring leader and shot. 44 deaths in total on this voyage. There was then another ship, also named, "Hercules" built 1822 at Whitby, England who made 3 trips to Austraia, in 1825, 1830 & 1832.
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County of Antrim Assizes. Wm Marshall and Catharine Burns, for stealing variety of articles, the property of Robert McAnally arid Wm. McKenna. Wm McKenna-Witness is servant to Mr. Isaac Hardy.; in September last, he was left in charge of his master's house, at Rinting's Point, near Belfast, the family being at bathing-quarters at Newcastle, on the morniig of Sunday the 6th witness discovered that several articles had been stolen from one ot the rooms of the house, a chest belonging to Robert McAnally, his fellow-servant, had been taken out of the house and plundered of its contents; witness went immediately to Belfast, and informed Mr Hardy. Robt. McAnally - servant to Mr Hardy; when he, went to Belfast he found the prisoners in 'custody' in the. Police Office, he identified a coat, trowsers, a pair of stockings, a gold ring, and several other things, his property, which had been found upon them, and which had been left by witness locked up in his box when he went to Newcastle- witness being now shown the ring and stockings, and identified them. Stewart Beggs (Police Office)-witness took the prisoners early morning in a house in, Belfast; it had been very wet in the morning, and they were drying themselves at fire-witness produced the articles which he found on the prisoners, - and which were identified by former witnesses -the clothes were lying on the floor of the room where he the prisoners- on the woman was a pair of stockings and a handkerchief and on the man he found the gold ring and a pair of stockings, which were claimed by McAnally and McKenna. Guilty. Belfast News-Letter, 26 Mar 1830.
SENTENCES AT THESE ASSIZES. Death Jane Graham. Sentence of Death Recorded.—John Lennon, Wm. Ball, Daniel Gartley, Sarah Tolan, Bridget Gallagher, Robert Aiken, Henry Carter, John Molloy, Mary Hamill, Mary Dunn. Transportation.—For life—Thomas Moore. For 14 years, James Robinson. For 7 years—Francis Howard, Mary Galhoolly, Catherine Burns, William Marshall, Margaret Smith, Arthur O'Brien, William M‘Sourley, Mary Foy, Wm. Logan, Thomas Ford, Patrick Byrne, Robert Platt, Mary Whiteside, Michael Latton, Thomas Healy, Eliza Martin, Wm. Smith and Maryann Devlin. Newry Telegraph, 2 April 1830.
Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. William Mashall, alias Marshall, age on arrival, 22, per Hercules II (2) 1830. Tried at Antrim, 1830, 7 years for Stealing gold ring. 1 former conviction. DOB, 1808, Native place, Belfast Antrim Co. Widower, 2 male children. Protestant, Trade, Cotton spinner reaper.