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William Syret was transported on the Malabar, departing 14th Jun 1819 and arriving 30th Oct 1819 with 172 passengers.
Malabar (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 184 |
| 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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Family connections for William (Syret) are: SYRET William (Syret/t) aka Robert (Sayer) was born about 1796. He was tried for uttering forged notes, on 30 12 1818, at Suffolk Assizes on 26 3 1819, sentenced to death reprieved to Life, held at Ipswich co. gaol & arrived in NSW as a convict on 30 10 1819 after a voyage of 4.5months on MALABAR. He was a plasterer when he married firstly Hepzibah (Davis age16) on 1 7 1823 at St Phillips CofE Sydney.>>> [Some details taken from this Website] Hepzibah (Davis) was born on 17 3 1807 & baptised on 25 12 1811 age4 at St Johns CofE Parramatta. She died on 14/16 8 1823 age16/17 in Sydney & was buried at St Phillips CofE Sydney. Details of Hepzibah (Davis)s family are given in entry for William (Davis ROYAL ADMIRAL 1800) on this Website. .. >>>William (Syret/t) was an emancipist plasterer when he married secondly Elizabeth (May age14) on 3 3 1826 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. He was Free by Servitude by 1828. He died on 6 8 1884 age88 father of 1known child near Wagga Wagga NSW. Elizabeth (May) was born on 17 3 1812 & baptised on 16 7 1820 age8 w/Ann at St Johns CofE Parramatta. She died on 4 12 1867 age55 in South Australia. Details of Elizabeth (May)s family are given in entry for James (May COROMANDRL 1804) on this Website. .. William (Syrett) & Elizabeth (May) & William (Syrett) produced at least 1child: 1.Elizabeth Ann (Syrett) was born on 1 5 1828 & baptised on 25 5 1828 at St James CofE Sydney. Reference: Craig James Smee 'Births and Baptisms Marriages and Defacto Relationships Deaths and Burials New South Wales 1788-1830' ..a complete listing from church & other records in the early colony.
Tried and convicted at the Suffolk Assizes on 26th March 1819 of forging and uttering a check for £10 purporting to be drawn by J.B. Edwards, Esq. upon Mrssrs. Oakes and Son, Bankers, sentenced to death, this was later commuted to transportation for life. Left England on 17th June 1819. Ship:- the 'Malabar' sailed with 173 male convicts on board of which 3 died during the voyage. Arrived on 30th October 1819. Married Hepzibah Davis (daughter of convicts William Davis 'Royal Admiral' 1800 & Mary Geer 'William Pitt' 1806) in 1823 at Sydney, she died on 14th August 1823 at Sydney City, Greater Sydney, NSW age 16. Married Elizabeth May (daughter of convict James May, 'Coromandel I' 1804 & his wife Grace) on 3rd March 1826 at Sydney, they had 2 children, Elizabeth b18285 & Amelia b1834. Elizabeth died on 4th December 1867 in South Australia age 55. William died on 6th August 1884 near Wagga Wagga, NSW age 88 Bury and Norwich Post Wednesday 30th December 1818 p. 2 Robert Sayer alias Syret is committed to Ipswich county Gaol (by John Edgar Ruse, Esq.) charged with having uttered knowing to to be forged, a certain cheque or order, porporting to be drawn by John Bidwell Edwards, Esq. of Bradfield Combust, upon Messrs Oakes and Son, bankers, of this town, for the sum of ten pounds, with intent to defraud Mr. Wells, a shopkeeper, of Needham Market. Cambridge Chronicle and Journal Friday 2nd April 1819 p. 3 W. Syret alias Robert Sayer was found guilty of forging and uttering a check for £10 purporting to be drawn by J.B. Edwards, Esq. upon Mrssrs. Oakes and Son, Bankers. Cambridge Chronicle and Journal Friday 9th April 1919 p. 3 SUFFOLK ASSIZES CONCLUDED. In consequence of the unusual number of prisoners, the business did not terminate till Friday afternoon. - The following 22 prisoners were capitally convicted, and received sentence of death...Wm. Syret alias Robert Sayer, for forging a cheque for the payment of ten pounds, purporting to be drawn by J.B. Edwards Esq. upon Messrs. Oakes and Co. of Bury.