Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
William Robinson was transported on the James Pattison, departing 2nd Oct 1829 and arriving 20th Jan 1830 with 201 passengers.
James Pattison (generic)References
| Primary Source | Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. |
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Convict Notes
Moreton Bay Convict Register. Wm Robinson, per Jas. Pattison, Tried Antrim, Summer 1829, for Burglary, Life, Blacksmith. Colonial Sentence: Tried Gen. Sess. Bathurst, 7 Jan 1831, for Robbing a dwelling house. 3 years sentence. Returned to Sydney, 15 Aug 1834. Description Record. Wm. Robinson, Native place Belfast, age 20, 5 ft 5 ½ in. Fair comp, brown hair, lt grey eyes, Catholic.
County of Antrim Assizes, … William Robinson, for breaking into the house of Charlotte Johnson, at Belfast, on 17th May last, with intent to steal -and Samuel Peel, for receiving goods the property of Charlotte Johnson, knowing them to be stolen by said Robinson. Wm. Robinson Guilty - sentence of death recorded, but his Lordship hoped to get it commuted to transportation for life - Saml. Peel, not Guilty.. … Belfast News-Letter, 14 Aug 1829.
Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. William Robinson, alias Robertson, age on arrival, 18, per James Pattison (1) 1830, Tried 1829, at Antrim, Life for Burglary. DOB, 1812, Native place, Down Co, Single, Catholic, Blacksmith.