Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Edward Steel was transported on the Guildford, departing 22nd Mar 1827 and arriving 25th Jul 1827 with 193 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 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 120 |
| 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
In the broadsheet of the Glasgow Circuit, September 1826, Edward Steel is described as a 'man of colour'.
This could possibly be the same Edward Steel, convict, who is mentioned in Robyn Annear's book Bearbrass: Imagining Early Melbourne (p 93). She writes that while working as a convict on the construction of the first Melbourne roads he had the job of "scourger" - the person responsible for flogging other convicts who were guilty of misconduct.