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Transportation
Thomas Weir was transported on the Asia 1, departing 19th Nov 1827 and arriving 13th Mar 1828 with 102 passengers.
Built by A Hall & Co at Aberdeen in 1818. A Brig of 536 tons. (Wikipedia) 1830 - Voyage. Asia from Ireland. Female Convict Ship; Stead; Master, Alexander Nesbit M.D. Surgeon Superintendent. Arrived in Sydney Cove 13 Jan 1830. Mustered - 186. Died on Voyage - 3. Disembarked - 1. Total Embarked - 200
Asia 1 (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 308 |
| 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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National Archive. Criminal Petitions. HO 17/6/67 1823 Apr Prisoner name: Thomas Weir. Prisoner details: Of Hamilton, South Lanarkshire. Court and date of trial: Circuit Court of Justiciary, Glasgow, April 1823. Crime: Assault and prison-breaking. Initial sentence: 14 years transportation. Annotated: '7 May 1823 Refused'. Petitioner(s): Margaret Weir (or Margaret Curning), the convict's wife, undersigned by four inhabitants of Hamilton. Grounds for clemency: Convict's wife and two infant children are in indigent circumstance and rely on the charity of others; convict's mother-in-law is old and infirm; the convict surrendered himself after the prison break; the crime does not merit the sentence. Other papers: Letter from J A Scholar [MP] transmitting the petition to the Home Department. Additional Information: The wife prays that if her petition is unsuccessful she and her two children may be transported with her husband.
New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842. Name; Thomas Weir Ship; Asia No; 94 Age; 26 Est birth Year; 1801 Reads, Protestant, Married 2 children Native Place; Lanarkshire Calling; Weaver Offence; Assault Date of Trial: Glasgow. 26 April 1823? Sentence; 14 years Height; 5 ft. 3 1/4 Complexion; Fair Ruddy Hair; Light Black Eyes; Light Hazel to Grey Assigned; Berry Wolstoncroft Remarks; Ring on 2nd finger right hand.... Noted against name; 34/1056. Found dead at Shoal Haven on the 1st July 1835 per letter from Wollongong Police dated 5th July 1835 ----------------------------- New South Wales, Australia, Tickets of Leave, 1810-1869 34/1056. 8 November 1834. Canceled the holder been found dead at Shoal Haven on the 1st July 1835 per letter from Wollongong Police dated 5th July 1835