Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Robert Postgate Trotter was transported on the Hashemy, departing 19th Jul 1850 and arriving 25th Oct 1850 with 103 passengers.
Built 1817 at Calcutta. Wood barque of 523 Tons.
Hashemy (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/16, Page Number 298 |
| 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 |
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Convict Notes
Robert Postgate Trotter was listed as being 32 years old on arrival in WA. Birthdates of 1811, 1813 and 1816 listed on various records. 16/1/1855 Government Gazette, WA: Colonial Secretary's Office, Perth, January 13, 1855. CONDITIONAL Pardons have been this day signed for the following men :- Reg. No. 19 Solomon Burkett 155 *Robert Trotter* 1697 Cornelins Aherie 1772 Edward Dawson 1834 Josiah Kirkwood 1880 VVilliam Coverley By His Excellency's command, A. SANFORD, Colonial Secretary. 1888: There is a death listed on the WA BDM for a Robert Trotter, aged 75 - which would make his birth date C1813. No marriage listed.
Australian Convict Registers, 1849-1850, HO 11/16 - sentence is 14 years, named Robert Poskett Trotter Tried 29 February 1848 England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1848 - named Robert Poskett Trotter, aged 37, Offence: Receiving Stolen Goods, Sentence: 14 years Was placed on the ship Scindian but "withdrawn" ** Note: there is a duplicate person on the Scindian records
Was from Bishop Aukland, Durham. His mother and father were tried the same year for similar crime. His mother was sent to Durham gaol. The family had a large Hotel and may have been targeted by rivals. Robert was married with 1 or 2 children, to Sarah Forrest. She is described as having screamed in the court when his sentence was read out. Robert was the subject of a petition for alleviation of severity of his sentence, signed by the businesses and tradesmen of Bishop Aukland. It is not yet known what became of Robert after his ticket of leave in about 1853. Research continues.
May have had sentence withdrawn as per document on Ancestry.com. Physical description:5.6", brown hair, blue eyes, 3 moles on neck