Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
William Weston was transported on the Indefatigable, departing 30th Sep 1814 and arriving 26th Apr 1815 with 202 passengers.
The Indefatigable was built at Whitby. She was square-rigged three masted ship of 549 tons and had three decks; a length of 127 ft. and a beam of 31ft. 8ins. (Details of the 1812 sailing are to be found under separate listing for Indefatigable and Minstrel.)
Indefatigable (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 179 (91) |
| 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
An earlier sentence of transportation: At Wigan Sessions, Wm. Weston, charged with stealing at Ormskirk, four pieces of cambric, and other articles, the property of Messrs. Horrocks and Co., cotton manufacturers, was sentenced to 7 years transportation; Lancaster Gazette, 2 Feb 1811.
William Weston, for returning from transportation before the expiration of his term — Guilty. Chester Courant, 29 March 1814.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the following Appointments in the Police of the Colony : At Port Stephen .—To be Honorary Constables :--- William Weston, per ship Indefatigable ; By Command of His Excellency the Governor ALEXANDER M'LEAY. The Gleaner, 3 May 1827. -------------------------------------------------- 1828 Census Index. William Weston, age 40, T.L. indefatigable, protestant, Stonecutter, Market Street, Sydney.