Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
William Robinson was transported on the Maitland, departing 19th Mar 1840 and arriving 14th Jul 1840 with 307 passengers.
Built 1810 at Calcutta. Wood ship of 648 Tons.
Maitland (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/12, Page Number 160 |
| 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
New South Wales, Australia, Registers of Convicts' Applications to Marry, 1826-1851 Granted 16/6/1846 Isabella Hope 31 ToL (life) per ship Mary (5) granted to marry William Robinson 28 ToL (10yrs) per ship Maitland. Rev H H Bobart Parramatta
New South Wales, Australia, Registers of Convicts' Applications to Marry, 1826-1851 Granted 16/6/1846 Isabella Hope 31 ToL (life) per ship Mary (5) granted to marry William Robinson 28 ToL (10yrs) per ship Maitland. Rev H H Bobart Parramatta
*** 2 William Robinson's on this voyage *** The other William Robinson was convicted at Nottingham Town Quarter Sessions. William Robinson was 22 years old on arrival. Native place: London. William was literate, protestant, single, 5'4½" tall, sallow and freckled complexion, brown hair, grey eyes, eyebrows meeting, small scar on centre of forehead, blue dot back of right wrist. 1846: TOL Parramatta 23/7/1862 Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal, NSW: OBTAINING MONEY UNDER FALSE PRETENCES. Charles Edwards and William Robinson were indicted for obtaining money and goods from Edward Godfrey, at Bathurst, on the 18th of May, 1862, by pretending that a certain warrant or order for the sum of £18 was genuine, knowing at the time that the said warrant or order was of no value. The prisoners pleaded not guilty. His honor having briefly recapitulated the evidence, the jury returned a verdict of guilty against both prisoners. Sentence — Two years' hard labour on the roads or other public works of the colony. 25/8/1864: COF - Convicted at Bathurst Quarter Sessions 1862.