William Stenson

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Beth Taylor on 4th September 2019

William Stenson (or Steenson/Stinson) bc1771 arrived in Sydney on 16 Feb 1813 on the ship Archduke Charles from Ireland He had been tried at County Armagh in 1811 & had a 7 year term. TL - 858. Also written - convicted with another in Sydney on 10 Feb 1837 as an accessory before the fact. 1820 - William Stinson (?), of Parramatta wrote a Memorial to the Gov asking for land (40 acres was written). He stated that his term had expired, he had previously worked for 2 years for the Henry Fulton JP & was now a servant to Sir John Jamison [also travelled on the Broxbornebury]. (Source: SRNSW Col Sec Papers, Memorials: Fiche 3032; 4/1825B No. 716, pp737-40) 1823-1825 Muster - William STEENSON (sic), FS, Archduke Charles 1813, 7 years, landholder, Parramatta & spouse - Margaret CUNNINGHAM, TL, Broxbornebury, life, resident Parra (17734) 1828 Census - William STENSON, aged 57, FS, Archduke Charles 1811 (1813), 7 years, prot, settler, Parramatta, 40 acres total; 30 acres cleared, 18 acres cultivated & 13 cattle. Also 2 servants) & spouse - Margaret STENSON, aged 40, FS (?), Broxbornebury 1814, 14 years, prot (S2375) 1837 – “Thomas Barnes alias M'Donald stood indicted for a burglary in the dwelling-house of William Craig at North Richmond, on the 9th of December last, and William Stenson was indicted as an accessory before the fact. Guilty. Remanded.” (Source: Sydney Monitor, 13/02/1837, p3)…also “We understand that William Stinson, who was convicted of being an accessory before the fact, to a burglary at North Richmond, on the 9th of December last, on the evidence of a man who gave two distinct and opposite statements in the Court, and for which the Judge committed him to take his trial — will be recommended to His Excellency for a free pardon.” (Source: The Australian, 14/02/1837, p2) NSW BDM: 1) No record found for the marriage of Margaret Cunningham and William Stenson in 1818. [Note: there was a Margaret Cayton (sic) wed James Stinson at St Johns Church Parra in 1819. This man was also a convict on the Archduke Charles, however had a life term and was from County Tyrone Ireland & bc1790. He died at Richmond in 1863. The bride had arr ship Canada] 2) Margaret Stinson nee Cunningham died ? 3) William Stinson died ?