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William Stuckey was transported on the Layton, departing 26th Aug 1835 and arriving 10th Dec 1835 with 272 passengers.
1829 Voyage - Source; The Sydney Monitor. Sat 14 Nov 1829. Page 3. Shipping Intelligence. Arrivals.- On Sunday the Layton from Sheerness, with 190 male prisoners, Surgeon Superintendent Dr. James Osborne, R. N. Lieutenant Miller, 40th Regt; and 29 soldiers of different corps, 4 women and 3 children. Mustered; 188. Died on Voyage; 2. Total 190 Embarked.
Layton (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/10, Page Number 131 (68) |
| 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
Somerset, England, Gaol Registers, 1807-1879 for William Stuckey Ilchester Gaol Felons Register 1833 - 1838 Convicted of stealing a silver spoon from Nathaniel Watts and sent to the prison Hulk 'Justitia' at Woolwich on 3 Nov 1834. had a previous conviction. Charge brought by M Blake and F Warre LL. Age 35 and a gardener
England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892 for William Stuckey England Somerset 1834 Sentenced to 7 years for larcency New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849 Tasmania List of convicts (incomplete) 1835 On list for muster employer - government works Description from Tasmania Library no 2114 Age 36. Trade: Gents servant and gardener. Ht 5'6". Head: oval. Hair: Black. Eyebrows: Black. Forehead: High. Mouth:wide. Nose Ml. Chin: Long. Remarks: Stout made. The Hobart Town Courier and Van Diemen's Land Gazette (Tas. : 1839 - 1840) Fri 15 May 1840 Page 4 GAZETTE. GAZETTE. GOVERNMENT NOTICE, No. 92, Colonial Secretary's Office, May 6. Tickets-of-Leave have been granted to the following: William Stuckey - Layton Tasmania, Australia, Convict Court and Selected Records, 1800-1899 for William Stuckey Register Comprehensive register of convicts (CORE SERIES) B, M, N, P, R,S,T,W, 1842-1847 Somerset quarter sessions trial date 13/10/1834 sent 7 years. Cert 23/10/1841 GAZETTE. GOVERNMENT NOTICE. No. 254. Colonial Secretary's Office, 28th September, 1841. The period for which the under-mentioned persons were transported expiring at the date placed after their respective names, Certificates of their Freedom may be obtained then, or at any subsequent period, upon application at the Muster Master's Office, Hobart Town, or at that of a Police Magistrate in the interior:- Layton (2)- John Addey, 16th October; John Baxter, 16th ditto; Noah Beattie, 16th ditto; Rupert Bentley, 15th ditto; Benjamin Barker, 15th ditto; James Cooper, 16lh ditto; Robert Coulson, 20th ditto; Edward Dodd, 16th ditto; Charles Furnoff, 13th ditto; John Farrington, 13th dido; William Hills, 14th dilto; Simeon Hudson, 16th ditto; William Hill, 15th ditto; John Lea, 13th ditto; William Mitchell, 20th ditto; John Northwood, 15th ditto; Simon Parker, 14th ditto; Richard Shepherd, 20th dilto; William Stuckey, 13th ditto; Thomas Smith, 13th ditto; James Scott, 13th ditto; Henry Weet, 13th ditto; William Wright, 20th ditto. Initial application to marry in 1842 not eligible until April next but approved in 1844 Married Alice Smith Ship Emma Eugenia on 4thMarch1844. He was 46 a widower and she was 38 and a widow. He is listed as a gardener and she is listed as a widow. He signed his name and she placed her mark. Married at St Davids of Hobart Town under the Church of England. Witnesses were Alfred Wesby and James Fly. Married by William Bedford Senior Chaplin. Information available at librariestas St Davids Church 1842 Bp. NixonBy Letters Patent under the Great Seal of Queen Victoria on 21 August 1842 the Reverend Francis Russell Nixon was appointed first Bishop of Tasmania. With the Founding of the See, Hobart Town was declared a City and St David’s Church became St David’s Cathedral. Bishop Nixon was enthroned in the old St David’s on 27 July 1843 by the Senior Chaplain, Dr William Bedford.