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William Battersby b 1806 Dublin, Ireland - transported in 1829 to Australia.

AntrimCarnmoney (Antrim)

Trying to locate any information about William who was tried in Dublin for stealing a horses haulter. He was a groom and porter and tried and convicted and given 7 years in Australia. When he completed his sentence he stayed, married and settled into life in the colonies.

I am interested to see if there is a newpaper report of the trial and if there is any information about his family and who his parents were.

Sue Battersby

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Hi Sue

Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out

You can access newspaper archives for Irish Newspapers at this link: Newspaper Archives

As far as I am aware, you can subscribe for as short a period as 24 hours and they usually offer deals around holiday times like 4th July etc.

This might also be useful: Ireland-Australia transportation records (1791-1853)

Best wishes

Clare Doyle

Genealogy Support 

IrelandXO member

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