William Montgomerie

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Maureen Withey on 10th November 2023

Tasmanian Convict Records. Conduct Record. https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON31-1-29$init=CON31-1-29P225 No 663. Wm. Montgomerie. Tried Ayr 21 Sept 1827, 14 years. F & M dead, Brother in Glasgow, a doctor, Peter Montgomerie. I was dealing in horses, travelling about the Country, single.See record for full details. Aug 23 1828. G. Thompson Esq/ Incapable of bodily labor & falsely representing himself to be a farmers Labourer placed in P.W. N. Norfolk (W.H.H.) Aug 27 1828.PW/ Absenting himself from his work – to work in irons one week (R.Officer) Aug 29 1828. PW/ Idleness & neglect of duty- Dismisd. (R.Officer) Sept 2 1828 Neglect of duty. Admonished. (WHH0 Oct 12 1833 T.Leave/ Absent from Church, Admond. Cond Pardon No 540 19 Dec 1833 Free Pardon No 241, 17 Nov 1836. The Lieutenant Governor has been pleased to grant permission to this man to proceed to Spencers Gulph. Memo Princ. Sup. 14 April 1838. convict Description: https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON18-1-1$init=CON18-1-1P30 William Montgomerie, trade, farmer & ploughman. Height 5 ft 8 ½. Age 31. Native of Kilburnie. See record for full details.

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Maureen Withey on 10th November 2023

After his trial at Ayr, a Criminal Petition was made on behalf of William Montgomery. National Archives. Criminal Petition. HO 17/98/153. Prisoner name: William Montgomery. Prisoner details: Farmer and cattle dealer of Kilburnie, Ayrshire, Scotland. Court and date of trial: Circuit Court, Ayr, September 1827. Crime: Issuing a forged note. Initial sentence: 14 years transportation. Annotated: Nil. Petitioner(s): 35 merchants, farmers, cattle dealers and others, mainly from Kilburnie (occupations given). Two petitions from William Montgomery of Ladeside, Kilburnie by Reith, merchant, the prisoner's uncle, the second undersigned by four people, including two magistrates. Grounds for clemency: The prisoner is of previous good character; first offence; has conducted himself with propriety during sentence. Additional Information: Prisoner a convict in Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land, in service of William Hamilton, police magistrate, New Norfolk. Date. 1829 Oct – 1831 Aug.

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Maureen Withey on 7th January 2020

GOVERNMENT NOTICE. (No. 236.) Colonial Secretary's Office, October 26, 1829. The Lieutenant Governor has been pleased to approve of the appointment of William Montgomerie, No. 663, per Bengal Merchant, to be a Javelin Man and Constable, vice John Lamb, who is permitted to resign, having obtained a Conditional Pardon. By His Excellency's Command, J. BURNETT Hobart Town Courier, 31 Oct 1829.

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John Jones on 19th September 2017

It would appear there was another son - Robert King Montgomerie who was born in Hobart about 1842 and died in 1890 at West Melbourne. William King Montgomerie and Jessie Ainslie are listed as his parents on his death certificate - Victoria BDM 1890/3606.

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Nathan on 21st July 2017

Baptised 03/06/1792 Caught along with his brother Dr. Peter (Patrick) Montgomerie passing a forged general note to the Paisley Bank. It is unclear whether these were seperate offences or committed together. Regardless, the brothers were charged with the same offence but tried seperately several years apart. Both were found guilty and each sentenced to 14 years. Both were transported to Australia. William's trial was first on September 21st 1827 in the Ayr Court of Judiciary. He was transferred to the Hulk Justitia on the Thames in Woolwich on Nov 6th 1827. On the 25th of March 1928 he was put on the ship Bengal Merchant and transported to Van Diemens Land. They arrived on August 10 1828. He was Convict number 663. He was assigned to several free settlers that we know of. One G.Thpomson Esq. and later W.M.Hamilton Esq. William was granted a conditional Pardon on the 19th of December in 1833. It is listed as number 540. He Married Janet (Jessie) Ainslie the following year on the 3rd of September and they welcomed their first daughter Jean Montgomerie on July 18th 1835. William was granted a Free Pardon on November 17 1836. It is listed as Number 241. A second daughter was born on February 5th 1837. On the 14th of April 1837 William was granted permission by the Leiuteneant Governor to travel to Spencers Gulf (Adelaide) however no actual travel records have been found. In 1838 the welcomed a son, William Manners Montgomerie and then in 1842 they welcomed a second Robert Manners. On the 15th of Dec 1844 it appeared they had a stillborn daughter as she is listed as Unnamed although there are few records to verify this. In 1848 they had one last daughter, Margaret Ann Montgomerie. There is evidence of William owning land in Hobart Town and it appears he may also have been the licencee of a hotel which caused him to go bankrupt as there are insolvency documents listed against his name in the 1850s. He died in Hobart on the 15th of September 1860. Cause of death is listed as heart disease.

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John Hayward on 12th January 2012

he was the 2nd son of John Montgomerie and Jean King married 15 Dec 1788 Beith Scotland and 30 Dec 1788 Kilbirnie Scotland. I had been told that both Peter and William had been deported to Van Diemans Land for 14 years for passing forged notes to the value of 5,000 pounds John Hayward My grandmother is Mary Montgomerie born lochwinnoch 23 Aug 1871 Mary died 1958 in Christchurch New Zealand Mary married John William Hayward 24 May 1898 Stratford NZ Mary'sfamily John Montgomerie and Euphemia McCulloch and their 7 children came to NZ on the Waipa from Glasgow 1880. John Hayward