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Transportation
William Rutherford was transported on the York, departing 30th Apr 1829 and arriving 28th Aug 1829 with 192 passengers.
The York I was built in Southwick, West Sussex, England in 1819. 429 tons. Three voyages to Australia with transport convicts - 1829, 1830 and 1832. The York II was built in Sunderland, England in 1854. 940 ton ship. Transported convicts and pensioner guards and families to Western Australia in 1862.
York (generic)References
| Primary Source | Libraries Tasmania. Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 53 (29) |
| 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
National Archives, Criminal Petitions. HO 17/68/25. Prisoner name: William Rutherford. Prisoner age: 28 years. Prisoner occupation: Husbandman and sheep herder of Gillfield, Haltwhistle, Northumberland. Court and date of trial: Northumberland Summer Assizes 1828. Crime: Sheep stealing - stealing 41 sheep, property of John Bates of Heddon Banks [Northumberland], farmer. Initial sentence: Death, commuted to transportation for life. Gaoler's report: Character good. Annotated (Outcome): Nil. Petitioner(s): Prisoner undersigned by 69 people from Haltwhistle, Northumberland including previous employers. Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Innocent; engaged by William Armstrong at Stagshawbank sheep fair to drive a flock of sheep to the fair where they were sold; when he heard sheep were stolen he explained the circumstances to the prosecutor and took him to the person who bought them, he tried to find Armstrong but has been unable to trace him; he would not commit such an offence; he took the sheep to market in broad daylight, passing through his neighbourhood, to a fair where he was certain to meet people who know him, and the sheep were sold in a public manner for a fair market price; he has an aged father and a wife of only a few months dependent on him; and previous good character. Additional Information: Held in Morpeth gaol. Date: 1828.
Description List No.574: aged 30 Trade Ploughman https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON18-1-1$init=CON18-1-1P164
Tried 6 August 1828 for Sheep Stealing Married with 1 child Died 26th Nov. 1833 Port Arthur https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON31-1-34$init=CON31-1-34P418