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Alfred Windle was transported on the Guildford, departing 4th Apr 1822 and arriving 15th Jul 1822 with 192 passengers.
The ‘Guildford’ was built on the River Thames, England in 1810. Used as a Convict Transport ship to Australia - voyages 1812, 1816, 1818, 1820, 1822, 1824, 1827 & 1829. The ship was lost at sea near Singapore in 1831, loosing all aboard.
Guildford (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/4, Page Number 164 |
| 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
Alfred Windle appears to have been in trouble a lot during his youth in Sheffield. Sheffield Sessions. Alfred and Wm. Horn, charged with stealing one gown, childs' frocks, and a cotton handkerchief. Windle —acquitted— Horn —to be confined one month, 7 days solitary. Yorkshire Gazette, 4 Nov 1820. Business before the Magistrates. Alfred Windle, a young boy, but an old and notorious offender, was committed vagrant, .... Sheffield Independent, 17 March 1821. On Monday last were committed to York Castle from Pontefract, Thomas Buxton, and Alfred Windle, a boy, both of Sheffield, for breaking open the shop of Francis Ullathorne, linen-draper, also William Thorp, of the same place; for receiving the goods, knowing them to be Stolen; Leeds Mercury, 2 June 1821. THOMAS BUXTON. ALFRED WINDLE. and HENRY WILKINSON, were charged with burglariously entering the house of Francis Ullathorne, linen-draper, of Pontefract, and stealing thereout three pounds in copper, and quantity of drapery goods. WM. THORPE, was charged with receiving the property, knowing it to have been stolen.—Windle, Guilty of the burglary, and Thorpe, of receiving the property, knowing it to have been stolen. Buxton and Wilkinson were acquitted. Yorkshire Gazette, 18 Aug 1821. On Wednesday, the following Convicts left York Castle, having received sentence of death at the last assizes,) in order to delivered board the Hulks lying up the river Medway, below Chatham, viz Benjamin Honsley, Alexander Jones, Samuel Ashforth, James Wood, James Taylor, Cornelius Sanderson, Alfred Windle, Benjamin Harrison, for various burglaries, and William Andrews for highway robbery, to be severally transported for life; John Greenwood for horse stealing, and Wm. Smith for picking pockets, for fourteen years; and Jas. Darley for seven years. Sheffield Independent, 3 Nov 1821.
York Castle, Crown Side. Thomas Buxton. 24, Alfred Windle, 18, and H. Wilkinson, 20, for a burglary in the house of Francis Ullathorne, of Pontefract. Leeds Mercury, 11 Aug 1821.
Ticket of Leave granted on 21/7/1830, conditionally pardoned on 20/7/1837. Had 13 children in Sydney and acquired 40 acres of land overlooking Coogee Beach, where he lived the later years of his life.
Alfred did quite well for himself in Sydney, he became a wheelright and the owner of 40 acres of land just south of Coogee Beach. He and his family lived in a residential complex at 84a Dudley St (now a block of apartments).
Albert was a cutler when he was tried for stealing 48 rolls of ribbon in Sheffield. His trial was held at York Assizes and he was tried along side his brother Joseph who was also charged with the same theft. His brother Joseph received a sentence of 7 years while Albert was originally sentenced to death; this sentence was later commuted to 99 years (life) transportation.
Alfred Windle married at Sydney, New South Wales on 11 May 1835 to Caroline Mary Ann Rooke. They had 13 children before his death in 1876. His wife Caroline died in 1884 at Coogee, New South Wales.
Alfred Windle was born in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England in 1803 and was christened at the Cathedral Saint Peter Church, Sheffield, on May 20th 1803. His father was William Windle born 1775 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England and mother was Ann Naylor born 1784 also in Sheffield.