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Transportation
William Russell was transported on the Asia 1, departing 29th Sep 1831 and arriving 13th Feb 1832 with 200 passengers.
Built by A Hall & Co at Aberdeen in 1818. A Brig of 536 tons. (Wikipedia) 1830 - Voyage. Asia from Ireland. Female Convict Ship; Stead; Master, Alexander Nesbit M.D. Surgeon Superintendent. Arrived in Sydney Cove 13 Jan 1830. Mustered - 186. Died on Voyage - 3. Disembarked - 1. Total Embarked - 200
Asia 1 (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 176 |
| 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
William was tried at the Oxford Assizes on 13th July 1831 for stealing a waistcoat. He was previously convicted and gaoled for 6 months for stealing sheep skins. He was sentenced to transportation for life. RUSSELL William - Asia 1831 43/563 28 Apr 1843 Ticket of Leave Passport [4/4250; Reel 971] Ticket of Leave 42/0816; On the recommendation of Maitland Bench RUSSELL William - Asia 1832 45/0196 27 Feb 1845 Ticket of Leave Passport [4/4256; Reel 973] Ticket of Leave 42/0816; On the recommendation of Maitland Bench The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser, Thursday 5 July 1832 1010. Russell William, Asia (9), cattle jobber and butcher, to Timothy Nowland, Maitland William was granted a conditional pardon on 31 December 1847. A condition of the pardon was that he never returned to England. RUSSELL William - Asia 1832 48/461 CP 31 Dec 1847 [4/4456] 786-025-026 RUSSELL, William, 29- Asia, Life, April 1832, Catharine McKesey, 23 requested permission to marry. Request granted 26 Apr 1832. Registers of convicts' applications to marry. Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia: State Records Authority of New South Wales. Series 12212 Wm Russell, Asia 1832 born 1816. 5 foot 6 inches. Sallow complexion. Woman on right arma and man and woman on left. Bald on top of head, Oxford, Protestant, Labourer. Gaol, Newcastle. Date of entry 1856. Ancestry.com. New South Wales, Australia, Gaol Description and Entrance Books, 1818-1930 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Article in the Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser. Conditional Pardon Found on the Queen's Wharf Morpeth, in favour of William Russell- ship Asia. 1855 ‘Classified Advertising’, The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser (NSW : 1843 – 1893), 7 February, p. 3. , viewed 26 Apr 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article697825