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Robert Stirrat was transported on the Mary, departing 21st Aug 1832 and arriving 5th Jan 1833 with 172 passengers.
Built 1811, Ipswich,England 361 tons. 1817 Journey On Monday arrived the ship Mary, Capt. ORMON, from Calcutta, with merchandize—Passengers, Captain FAITHFUL and Lieut. HAMILTON: this vessel has brought 6 male prisoners from India, destined for Port Jackson; to which place it is expected she will sail to-morrow. Hobart Town Gazette, 24 May 1817. Ship News. On Thursday arrived from Calcutta, via Derwent, the ship Mary, Captain Ormon, with a various cargo. -Passengers from Calcutta, Captain Faithfull and Lieutenant Hamilton:-The Mary sailed from Calcutta the 23d of February, and left the Pilot the 1st of March. Sydney Gazette, Sat 7 Jun 1817. -------------------------------------------------- Convicts who sailed on the 'Mary' direct from Ireland - 1819 & 1836 - are currently being listed, incomplete data to date.
Mary (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 405 (203) |
| 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
National Archives. Criminal Petitions. HO 17/14/331831 - 1832 3 individual petitions (David McFarlane, Principal of Glasgow College; Thomas Brown, Minister; and Archibald Young, prisoner's agent) and 1 collective petition (11 people including, jurors at prisoner's trial, James Corkindale, John Smyth and the Minister of St George parish) on behalf of Robert Stirrat, convicted at Glasgow Circuit Court for theft of brooches, tea, teapot and spoons, and the murder of Jean Hopkin. Includes letters from: Thomas Brown, Minister testifying to prisoner's weak mind: Archibald Young, prisoner's agent, requesting clemency; from prisoner to his father stating he had killed his aunt 'for your sake because you don't like me'; Lord Justice Clerk to the Home Secretary outlining the case; from 'a lover of justice' questioning the decision to commute Stirrat's sentence, while Lindsay was executed; Lord Gillies to G Lamb (Home Secretary) in which he expresses reservations at the commutation of Stirrat's sentence of transportation; L Gillies to the Lord Justice Clerk to consider the case, prisoner not fit for reprieve; Lord Justice Clerk to the Home Secretary expressing concern over Boyle. Also certificates from jurors at prisoner's trial, James Corkindale, John Smyth and the Minister of St George parish. Grounds for clemency: insanity was prevalent in the prisoner's family, his brother also of unsound mind and had been detained in the city asylum. Initial sentence: death by hanging (18 January 1831). Annotated: 'sentence to be commuted to life imprisonment'. AY 7. [Scot].
New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents. Indent No; 169 Name; Robert Stirrat. Age; 33. Read & write. Single Native Place; Glasgow Trade or calling; Grocer; Idiot Offence; Murder Trial where & Date; Glasgow - 28 Dec 1832 Sentence; Life. Height; 5 ft. 4 in Eyes; Hazel Hair; Brown Completion; Brown 1833 - Convicts arrived. How disposed of; Sent to Port Macquarie - Invalid 1833 - 19 Jan. Phoenix Hulk Entrance Book. To Port Macquarie 1847 - 31 Dec. Conditional Pardon. 1850 - Australia, Death Index - Robert Stirrat Death Date: 1850 Death Place: New South Wales Registration Year: 1850 Registration Place: Sydney, New South Wales Volume Number: V18502423 102 ----------------------------------