Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Matthew Ruston was transported on the Guildford, departing 31st Jul 1811 and arriving 18th Jan 1812 with 214 passengers.
The ‘Guildford’ was built on the River Thames, England in 1810. Used as a Convict Transport ship to Australia - voyages 1812, 1816, 1818, 1820, 1822, 1824, 1827 & 1829. The ship was lost at sea near Singapore in 1831, loosing all aboard.
Guildford (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 53 (28) |
| 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




List of 80 male convicts (originally sent on Guildford 1812) be embarked per Ruby of Calcutta to Hobart Town, with the indents from Guildford, master Johnson, in 1812. https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON13-1-1$init=CON13-1-1P23 Mattw. Ruston, Warwick Assizes, 18 Aug 1810, Life.




At Warwick Assizes, William Cotton, Matthew Ruston, and Thomas Davis, for beginning to demolish the dwelling house of Mr. Wheeley, of Edgbaston; ... guilty, death. Oxford Journal, 1 Sep 1810.




1812 - New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents. Guildford - 1812 Age; Matthew Rustin Trial; 18 Aug 1810 - Warwick. LIfe. Ship; Guildford 1826 - New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, Tasmania. 1826 No; 21 Name; Matthew Rustin Ship arrived by; No details To whom assigned; ABSCONDED; New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, Tasmania. 1841 No; 21 Name; Matthew Rustin Ship; Chapman ** as per register ** To whom assigned; ABSCONDED 1849 New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, Tasmania. Ledger Returns. 1849 No; 21. Date of Trial; Warwick 1810. Sentence; Life Position; Absentee ***********************