Samuel Yates

Summary

Born
Jan 1811
Conviction
Stealing money
Departure
Jun 1828
Arrival
Nov 1828
Death
Mar 1860
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Personal Information

Name: Samuel Yates
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1811
Death: 20th Mar 1860
Age at death: 49
Occupation: Labourer - general

Crime

Convicted at: Stafford Quarter Sessions
Sentence term: 14 years

Voyage

Departed: 25th Jun 1828
Ship: Eliza
Arrival: 18th Nov 1828
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

Samuel Yates was transported on the Eliza, departing 25th Jun 1828 and arriving 18th Nov 1828 with 159 passengers.

The Eliza was a 511-ton (later 538 ton) merchant ship built in British India in 1806. She made five voyages transporting convicts from England and Ireland to Australia.

ElizaEliza (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 426
Source DescriptionThis 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 SourceGreat Britain. Home Office
Compiled ByState Library of Queensland
Database SourceBritish convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database

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Convict Notes

Maureen Withey avatar
Level 345
on 18th March 2026

Remainder of the Sentences: to be transported for fourteen years. Job Booth (aged 17,) James ... (19,) and Samuel Yates (19,) for stealing a quantity copper coin out of the shop of Charles Ford, Hanley. Staffordshire Advertiser, 26 Jan 1828.

Penny-Lyn Beale avatar
Level 338
on 31st October 2024

Certificate of Freedom Name Samuel Yates Age 34 Birth Year 1808 Native Place Staffordshire, England Arrival Year 1828 Vessel Eliza Certificate Date 22 Oct 1842 © 1997-2024 Ancestry 1860 - Liverpool Asylum for the Infirm and Destitute - 20 March 1860 Samuel Yates. Age; 53. Eliza. F.S. C.E. DIED