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William Scattergood was transported on the Active, Albermarle, Atlantic, Barrington, Britannia, Mary Ann, Matilda, Salamander And William And Ann, departing 31st Dec 1790 and arriving 9th Jul 1791 with 1265 passengers.
The Third Fleet consisted of 11 Vessels. Active, Albermarle, Atlantic, Barrington, Britannia, Gorgon, Mary Ann, Matilda, Queen (from Ireland) Salamander and William and Ann. These vessels were provided by a private company; Camden, Calvert and King to ship convicts to the colony.
Active, Albermarle, Atlantic, Barrington, Britannia, Mary Ann, Matilda, Salamander And William And Ann (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 140 |
| 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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Family connections for William (Scattergood) are: SCATTERGOOD William (Scattergood) was born about 1760. He was tried for stealing money etc of Edward (Villere) at Coventry Warwick Assizes on 24 3 1787, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 9 7 1791 after a voyage of 6months on Fleet ship MATILDA. He was sent to Norfolk Island, arriving in August 1791. He was employed by Andrew (Goodwin) in 1792 at Cresswell Bay. He was recorded as Free by Servitude labourer off stores on Norfolk Island in February 1805. He commenced a relationship with Jane (Gordon) about 1800 & later married her. He left Norfolk Island as part of the first evacuation on 3 9 1808 (for which volunteers apparantly had been called with appropriate compensation offerred & for which he may have tried to decline as some successful farmers were asked to stay) on CITY OF EDINBURGH to Derwent, arriving on 2 10 1808. He was living at New Norfolk when he married Jane/t (Gordon) on 21 12 1811 at New Norfolk-recorded at St Davids CofE Hobart. He was recorded as sentence expired off stores in Hobart Town on 2 10 1818. He died on 7 6 1842 age82. [Some details taken from this Website] Jane/t (Gordon) was born about 25 12 1763 in Scotland. She was tried at Inverness Court of Judiciary on 27 9 1785, sentenced to Life & arrived in NSW as a convict on 7 10 1792 after a voyage of 4.5months on ROYAL ADMIRAL. She was sent to Norfolk Island on PITT arriving on 31 10 1795. She had a first relationship with Daniel (Taylor) & produced 1child. She was recorded as sentence expired off stores on Norfolk Island in February 1805. She left Norfolk Island with two children as part of the first evacuation (for which volunteers apparantly had been called with appropriate compensation offerred & for which he may have tried to decline as some successful farmers were asked to stay) on 3 9 1808 on CITY OF EDINBURGH to Derwent, arriving on 2 10 1808. She was recorded as off stores in Hobart Town on 2 10 1818. She died on 13 12 1838 age74 mother of 2children. [Some details taken from this Website] .. William (Scattergood/Scerriget) & Jane (Gordon) produced 1child: 1.Mary (Scattergood/Scerriget) was born on 21 5 1800 & baptised on 5 7 1801 age13m on Norfolk Island. She was recorded on stores on Norfolk Island in February 1805. She may have left Norfolk Island with her mother on 3 9 1808 as part of the first evacuation on CITY OF EDINBURGH to Derwent, arriving on 2 10 1808. She married at age16sic Thomas (Triffett) on 14 10 1815 at St Davids CofE Hobart & produced 3children. She died on 16 3 1857 age56. ..Thomas (Triffett) was born in 1797 on Norfolk Island. He was recorded as off stores on Norfolk Island in February 1805. He left Norfolk Island with his parents as part of the first evacuation on 3 9 1808 on CITY OF EDINBURGH, arriving on 2 10 1808; to allottments at Back River New Norfolk/Derwent Valley Tasmania. He is recorded as off stores at Hobart Town on 2 10 1818. In 1830s he was poundkeeper Green Hills Hamilton. He died on 21 8 1867 age about70. ..Details of Thomas (Triffett)s family are given in entry for James (Triffett MATILDA 1791) on this Website. References: Craig James Smee 'Births and Baptisms Marriages and Defacto Relationships Deaths and Burials New South Wales 1788-1830' ..a complete listing from church & other records in the early colony. Irene Schaffer & Thelma McKay 'Exiled Three Times Over! Profiles of Norfolk Islanders Exiled in Van Diemens Land 1807-1813' James Hugh Donohoe 'Norfolk Island 1788-1813-The People and Their Families
On Saturday the 24th ult. the assize for the city and county of Coventry was opened before Mr. Justice Heath, one of the justices of, the Court of Common Pleas, ... William Scattergood, convicted of taking out of a bureau in the house of his master, Mr. Edward Villere, of that city, 15 guineas in gold and a silver tea-spoon, was also, ordered to be transported for seven years;  Aris’s Birmingham Gazette, 2 April 1787.
New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents ------------------------------- Name: William Scattergood Date of Conviction: 24 Mar 1787 Place of Conviction: Coventry Sentence: Seven years Vessel: Matilda Date of Arrival: 1 Aug 1791
other records suggest he was on the ship 'Matilda'
William Scattergood married convict Jane (or Janet) Gordon who was transported on the Royal Admiral, from Inverness in Scotland. Their daughter Mary Scattergood married Thomas Triffitt whose parents, both convicts, were James Triffitt and Mary Higgins. Mary Higgins was transported on the Lady Julianna. These four, the two couples, met on Norfolk Island where they had been sent. Mary Scattergood, daughter of William and Jane, had a daughter out of wedlock by John Alsop, Susannah Mary Triffitt. After they were all subsequently relocated to Van Diemen's Land, Susanna married William John Isent Clark(e) and their children included Frederick George Edward Clarke, my great grandfather. Frederick's son, Langley Edward Clarke was at Gallipoli with the ANZACS. He was my grandfather. Pardon me, but I am proud of my ancestors.