Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
Samuel Norster was transported on the Layton, departing 9th Jul 1839 and arriving 7th Dec 1839 with 260 passengers.
1829 Voyage - Source; The Sydney Monitor. Sat 14 Nov 1829. Page 3. Shipping Intelligence. Arrivals.- On Sunday the Layton from Sheerness, with 190 male prisoners, Surgeon Superintendent Dr. James Osborne, R. N. Lieutenant Miller, 40th Regt; and 29 soldiers of different corps, 4 women and 3 children. Mustered; 188. Died on Voyage; 2. Total 190 Embarked.
Layton (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/12, Page Number 52 |
| 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
"Ancestor of friend. Left no issue in Australia at his death but descendants emigrated here in 1951"
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Convict Notes
He didn't go to California, but Valparaiso, and boarded the Visper, not the Kiper.
None of Samuel's descendants came to Australia, but other family members did. Samuel's descendants went to New Zealand with the surname Noster.
16/3/1835 Sherborne Mercury Dorset, England: DORSET LENT ASSIZES Samuel Norster, 35, Joan Norster, his wife, 25, and Abraham Norster, 33, his brother, were indicted for breaking into the house of William Pearce, on the 21st of December. Brother Abraham was also on board, but died of Consumption on 7/12/1835. Joan/Johanna Norster was not transported - they had 4 children. 31/1/1838: Escaped the Colony - "I came out in the Bardaster. I was cockswain of the Govt Boat George Town, stowed away in a Schooner at night, do not know her name, was 9 days stowed away among the Cattle, & went to South Australia, & landed in the night no one knew I was on board, remained there about a week & shipped on Board the Royal Admiral, as a Seaman and went to California, & then Shipped on on Board the "{Kiper}," I was identified by a Countryman & was taken by the London Police. Returned per Layton. In 1839 he was described as 37 years old,m 5'7" tall, fresh complexion, dark brown hair, reddish whiskers, grey eyes. 17/2/1841: TOL 1/7/1848: CP 29/8/1848: Departed Launceston to Adelaide per 'Captain Cook'. 20/12/1856 Adelaide Observer: DESTITUTE BOARD Samuel Norster, ill and unable to work, subject to fits, pleaded to be admitted to the Asylum. Had been 20 years in the colony. Refused. 1863: SA BDM - Samuel Norster died in the district of Adelaide.