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can anyone let me know how i might find details of the conviction of peter durham at trial in lancaster on the 18th Jan 1819 for housebreaking and transported to Australia

Thanks

Stuart

Hi Stuart,

Welcome to the forum. The local newspaper doesn't give much detail about Peter's case and gets his name slightly wrong but there may be some information here that is new to you:-


Liverpool Mercury, Friday, January 22, 1819





Blue

Hello Stuart, welcome to our forum
This is the link I use when searching for convicts.
Good luck
http://www.lancastercastle.com/html/convict/default.php

Hi and welcome to the forum. Seems like you have had the best advice on here, hope you discover some answers.

Hi Stuart,

There are three criminal records for Peter on the Ancestry website you may have seen these documents. When the records mention both Liverpool and Lancaster the location is Liverpool. Lancaster or Lancashire is the county Liverpool is the town where the trial took place.


Blue

Peter arrived in Sydney 21.10.1819 aged 21yrs aboard the ship Grenada 1.
Good news, he got his certificate of Freedom 7.10.1841 birthplace Lpool 1798.
There's a baptism at St Nicks 1.1.1799 (born 19 Nov 1798) father James Durham, hair dresser
at Peter St, mother Eleanor nee Holloand.
Not sure if your Peter.
Cheers
Tina

For those who don't know, these convicts were held in hulk prison ships, sometimes for months before they
boarded a ship to Australia. In terrible conditions.
Peter was moored off Woolwich aboard on the Retribution, 1819.

wow sent to Aussie for stealing a drawer......these days they get off lightly don't they!!

It could have been worse if he'd stolen a pair of drawers.
Port Arthur

Although doormats don't seem to have as much penalties

Mary...