Summary
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Crime
Voyage
Transportation
William Seward was transported on the Pestonjee Bomanjee, departing 16th Apr 1852 and arriving 31st Jul 1852 with 292 passengers.
Built 1835 at Dumbarton, Scotland. Wood barque of 595 Tons.
Pestonjee Bomanjee (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/17, Page Number 406 |
| 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
Prisoner convicted at the Supreme Court Hobart Town on the 21st Nov 1871. William Stewart alias Sewart, per Pestonjee Bonamjee 4, F.S., offence-Indecent assault, sentence 7 years. Tasmania Police Gazette, 24th Nov 1871, p189.
VOYAGE: From ADM 101/59/4 - Medical journal of the Pestonjee Bomanjee, HM convict ship, for 1 April to 6 August 1852 by Daniel Ritchie, Surgeon (https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C10536031): Folio 2: William Seward, aged 26, labourer; disease or hurt, dyspepsia. Put on sick list, 29 April 1852. Discharged 2 May 1852.