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I have found 2 of my ancestors Bridget Neill born 1821 Naas Kildare and sent to Australia in 1839 on the ship Whitby.Her brother Peter Neile or Neill was born in 1818 Dublin and sent to Australia in 1835.
Any assistance would be beneficial. I have looked at the Grangegorman prison registers and it seems Bridget was sent there before being transported. 
I have not found a prison record for Peter as yet but have his convict records.

 Mckha489

Could you let me know which newspaper John Bywaters trial is in and the date?

thanks
Elle May

Thank you all for replying so promptly to my request.
Jamjar
I do know about his wife buried in Bathurst cemetery and John died alone in the Parramatta Asylum and buried in Parramatta cemetery aged 83 years.

Mckha489
John was aged 37 years on his York Assizes conviction on Dec 3 1831 however he changes his age regularly on other documents.  His age links to his convict record and to his first official childs birth cert where he did writing Darrington all the others had Yorkshire. What a stroke of luck.
I understand there was a newspaper article in the York Herald however I need to go to the library as dont have British newspaper archive subscription.
The Wesleyans minister may have been the only one around at the time as they did live out in the sticks.

Ruskie
I did duplicate threads as I wasn't sure if the information would be read in other parts of Yorkshire. I know the history of Johns wife. Her grandfather and grandmother were on the First Fleet. The family were CofE.
John's first born was named John (as his father was) however the mother in 1801 is Frances from Drax York and his first grand daughter had that name. 
I have found some other John Bywater names in later Census records so I know that is not our John.

I will follow up more Bywater around that period and I thank you all so much for your assistance.
I am very lucky if I have found a connection but need to follow up. Im in Australia and we are getting torrential rain all along NSW east coast after a crisp dry hot summer.
all the best
Elle May

I have an ancestor John Bywater who was tried at York Assizes in March 1832 for uttering a forged note. He was picked up in Wakefield and charged on December 3 1831.   His death sentence was overturned and he was given transportation to Australia for the term of his natural life.  Arriving in Australia on Parmelia in November 1832.
On his child's birth certificate he states he was born in Darrington Yorkshire in about 1801.

I found a baptism in Darrington St Lukes for John Bywater 1801. However, when John married in 1853 in Australia he was married as a Wesleyan. My understanding is that many of the Wesleyans at that time were baptised by the Church of England.

I am trying to connect John Bywater convict with the baptism in Darrington.  Any clues? Can someone shed light on this matter. 

regards