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Transportation
Robert Starr was transported on the York, departing 11th Aug 1832 and arriving 29th Dec 1832 with 201 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 | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 394 |
| 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
Committed to Fisherton Gaol:—William Isaac, Joseph George, and Robert Star, charged with burglariously entering the dwelling-house of Jane Greenman, of Brembill, the night of Saturday, the 28th ult, and stealing 10 in silver, a penknife, a handkerchief, and a variety other articles Salisbury Journal, 6 Feb 1832. Robert Star, convicted of burglary in the house of Jane Greenman, Bremhill, under very aggravated circumstances, was brought up this morning to receive judgment, when his Lordship stated that, after full consideration of his case, mercy had with him prevailed over justice, and his life would spared, though he could hardly reconcile it to his duty to the country not to leave him for execution. Public Ledger, 13 March 1832. The following convicts were removed, on Friday, the 4th inst., from Fisherton Gaol, and put on board the Leviathan hulk, at Portsmouth:—William Trimbv, Robert Starr, William Isaac, Joseph George, Thomas Fishlock. George Bnrnes, Thomas Hayward, Henry Baker, William Davis, James Jones, Thomas Jones, and Charles Webb, all of whom have been sentenced to be transported for life, for housebreaking, and against whom death was recorded at the late Assizes for this county. Salisbury Journal, 7 May 1832.