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William Moore was transported on the Asia V, departing 6th Aug 1831 and arriving 2nd Dec 1831 with 90 passengers.
Built in Calcutta in 1814, 523 tons Rig Type: S The Asia transported prisoners from counties throughout Ireland including Wexford, Cork, Clare, Athlone, Mayo, Limerick, Carrick. Galway, Roscommon, Tipperary, Kerry, Waterford, Belfast and Monaghan. Their crimes included varous forms of stealing and robbery, assault, vagrancy, highway robbery, house robbery, receiving, assault, manslaughter and whiteboy crimes.
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Ireland National Archives. Ireland- Australia Transportation Database. Doc Ref: PPC 3694. Doc Date: 00/10/1832. William Moore, Trial at Clare, Transportation for Life, Crime: Burglary and Robbery. Petitioner: Honora Moore, wife. Convict has four daughters and one son. Petitioner resides in Corofine, Co. Clare. Petitioning for her husbands liberty on permission to accompany him to New South Wales. 2nd petition not dated, possibly 1832. Doc Ref: FS 1836 List 4. Date: 00/01/1836. List of women and children who have accepted the government offer of a free passage to New South Wales. Wife's, name, Honora Moore. Doc Ref: FS 1836 SC 5. Date of Doc 14/6/1836. William Moore. Convicts wife, Honora Moore, granted a free passage to New South Wales. She resided in Corofin. Doc Ref: FS 1836 list 7. Date of doc: 27/8/1836. William Moore. Convicts son, John received a free passage to New South Wales on board the Earl Grey. Doc Ref: FS 1836 list 6. Date 19/08/1836. William Moore. List of free settlers, wives and children, embarked on Board the Pyramus, female convict ship, wife's Honora Moore.
Clare Special Commission. ... the business in the crown court proceeded before Mr. Justice Moore, Patrick Donoghue, Patrick Fitzgerald, William Moore, Patrick Hartigan, Edward Allen, John Brody, Patrick Shine, and Peter Donnelly, were, after along and interesting trial, found guilty of maliciously and feloniously assaulting Patrick Keeffe with an intent to rob him of fire-arms. The defence to this case was an alibi, which failed, and a most remarkable circumstance occurred during the proceedings. To support the alibi on behalf of the prisoners, a witness was called, and on his presenting himself on the table, was instantly recognised as one of the of the party on the night in question. He was immediately detained in custody. The prisoners were not sentenced, and the court adjourned to to morrow morning, at 10 o'clock. Dublin Morning Register, 9 June 1831.
Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. William Moore, alias More. Age on arrival, 33, per Asia V (2) 1831, Tried 1831 at Clare, Life, for Assault with intent to rob. DOB 1798. Native place, Clare. Married, 5 children. Weaver labourer.