Samuel Priestly, Convict "Aurora" 1833

Samuel Priestly aka Priestley

Leeds Intelligencer, 20 April 1833

• West Riding Quarter Sessions
• Transported 14 years
• Samuel Priestley 22 yrs for stealing 10 shillings from the wife of Michael Garland in the Leeds Free Market on the 27th Oct last
• also John Foster transported for 7 yrs for same crime.

John FOSTER was transported to NSW with Samuel on the ‘Aurora’.

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CERTIFICATE OF FREEDOM

• No.: 47/369
• Date: 15 April 1847
• Prisoner's No.: 33/2913
• Name: Samuel Priestly
• Ship: Aurora
• Master: Dowson
• Year: 1833
• Native Place: Leeds, Yorkshire
• Trade of Calling: Clothier
• Offence: Picking Pockets
• Place of Trial: York (Leeds) QS
• Date of Trial: 15 April 1833
• Sentence: Fourteen Years
• Year of Birth: 1812
• Height: 5 Foot 3 Inches
• Complexion: Ruddy
• Hair: Light Brown
• Eyes: Grey
• General Remarks: Lost a front tooth right side of upper jaw - scar over the right eyebrow - small hairy mole left jaw - scar left side of upper lip - 'S A M' back of lower part of left arm - 'S P' back of right hand - ### 41/1984 - dated ### now surrendered.

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