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Voyage
Transportation
William Steward was transported on the Mariner, departing 19th Jan 1827 and arriving 23rd May 1827 with 161 passengers.
The 1825 Journey. The ship Mariner, Captain Fotherley, arrived from Ireland with female prisoners, on Sunday evening. She left the Cove of Cork, the 12th of March, and brings 112 female prisoners, having lost only one on the passage. A few passengers also came per this opportunity. Surgeon Superintendent Dr. Cochrane, R. N. Sydney Gazette, 14 July 1825.
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Convict Notes
He was convicted with Jmes Marah, whose name was mis-reported in the newspaper, but received the same sentence to Moreton Bay. Criminal Court, Wednesday. William Stewart and James Murrell were found guilty of grand larceny. Sentenced 7 years transportation. The Monitor, 24 May 1828.
Moreton Bay Records. William Stewart, per Mariner 3, tried at Cape of Good Hope, 9 Mar 1826, for Burglary and theft. 14 years. Trade, Stonemason. Colonial Conviction: Crim Court, Sydney, 21 May 1828, Robbery, 7 years. Returned to Sydney 25 June 1835. Moreton Bay Records. William Stewart, per Mariner 3, tried at Cape of Good Hope, 9 Mar 1826, for Burglary and theft. 14 years. Trade, Stonemason. Colonial Conviction: Crim Court, Sydney, 21 May 1828, Robbery, 7 years. Returned to Sydney 25 June 1835. Description: Wm Stewart, native place, Dumfries, age 28, 5 ft 8 ¼ Fresh comp, brown hair, grey eyes. P. (religion).
Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. William Steward, age on arrival, 28, per Mariner (3) 1827, Tried at Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, 1826, 14 years, for robbing stores. DOB 1799, Native place, Dumfries, Scotland. Single, Protestant, Soldier stonemason.