John McLachlan 4051 & 8360
M, #4051, b. 1834
Name-Change | John McLachlan 4051 & 8360 was also known as John McLachlin 4051 & 8360. |
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Birth | He was born in 1834. |
Family Status | He claimed that his marital status was unmarried as at 7 September 1856. |
Family Status | He claimed that his marital status was unmarried as at 10 August 1865.1 |
Convicted | Convicted of assault with intent to rob and sentenced to 14 years on 26 September 1854 at Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. He had been convicted previously. |
Transported | Transported to WA on the Runnymede arriving at Fremantle, Western Australia, on 7 September 1856. He had been collected from Portland prison. |
Occupation | Recorded as a ship's steward on 7 September 1856. |
Convict No | Assigned with Convict No. 4051 on 7 September 1856. |
Literacy | Recorded as being literate as at 7 September 1856. |
Ticket of Leave | His Ticket of Leave was granted on 25 November 1858 at Western Australia. |
Left | John McLachlan 4051 & 8360 left the colony by escaping in March 1860.2,3 |
Convicted | Convicted of returning from transportation and sentenced to 6 months extra on 23 April 1863 at Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. He had been convicted previously.4 |
Transported | Transported to WA on the Racehorse arriving at Fremantle, Western Australia, on 9 August 1865. He had been collected from Portsmouth prison.1 |
Convict No | Assigned with Convict No. 8360 on 10 August 1865.1 |
Occupation | Recorded as a seaman on 10 August 1865.1 |
Literacy | Recorded as being literate as at 10 August 1865.1 |
Ticket of Leave | His Ticket of Leave was granted on 5 October 1865 at Western Australia.1 |
Cert. of Freedom | His Certificate of Freedom was granted on 4 November 1869 at Western Australia.1 |
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Citations
- [S26] FHWA Convict SIG Records - Largely sourced from Convicts in Western Australia 1850 - 1887 by Rica Erickson and Gilliian O'Mara,48 May St, Bayswater, WA.
- [S78] SLWA, online slwa.wa.gov.au, https://purl.slwa.wa.gov.au/slwa_b1864946_002
- [S6] Western Australia Convict Records, 1846-1930 SROWA, online Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60668/…
- [S124] Scottish Indexes, online scottichindexes.com, https://www.scottishindexes.com/jcdetail.aspx
Daniel Duffy 4052
M, #4052, b. 1834, d. 11 January 1866
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Convicted | Convicted of theft by house breaking and sentenced to 14 years on 27 September 1854 at Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. |
Transported | Transported to WA on the Runnymede arriving at Fremantle, Western Australia, on 7 September 1856. He had been collected from Portland prison. |
Occupation | Recorded as a shoemaker on 7 September 1856. |
Literacy | Recorded as being semi-literate as at 7 September 1856. |
Convict No | Assigned with Convict No. 4052 on 7 September 1856. |
Ticket of Leave | His Ticket of Leave was granted on 7 July 1858 at Western Australia. |
Bio | Details about his crime and execution can be found on pg 17 of "Legal Executions."6 |
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Citations
- [S124] Scottish Indexes, online scottichindexes.com, https://www.scottishindexes.com/adentry.aspx?adid=854009
- [S12] Trove, online trove.nla.gov.au, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/3751662
- [S85] CO 18 Despatches, https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2043248911/view
- [S9] WA BDM's, online www.bdm.justice.wa.gov.au, Reg: 3337/1866.
- [S11] East Perth Cemeteries, online eastperthcemeteries.com.au, https://www.eastperthcemeteries.com.au/explore/…
- [S68] Brian Purdue, Legal Executions in Western Australia, pg 17.
John Cavanagh 4053
M, #4053, b. 1827
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Birth | He was born in 1827. |
Family Status | He claimed that his marital status was unmarried as at 7 September 1856. |
Convicted | Convicted of robbery and sentenced to 14 years on 26 September 1854 at Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. He had been convicted previously. |
Transported | Transported to WA on the Runnymede arriving at Fremantle, Western Australia, on 7 September 1856. He had been collected from Portland prison. |
Occupation | Recorded as a labourer on 7 September 1856. |
Convict No | Assigned with Convict No. 4053 on 7 September 1856. |
Literacy | Recorded as being semi-literate as at 7 September 1856. |
Ticket of Leave | His Ticket of Leave was granted on 16 June 1858 at Western Australia. |
Conditional Pardon | His Conditional Pardon was granted on 17 August 1860 at Western Australia. |
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John McPherson 4054
M, #4054, b. 1830
Name-Change | John McPherson 4054 was also known as Alexander Baird 4054. |
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Convicted | Convicted of robbery and sentenced to 14 years on 11 January 1850 at Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. He had been convicted previously.2 |
Transportedx | John McPherson 4054 was transported on 27 November 1850 departing from Pentonville Prison, Islington, London, England, on the Sir Robert Sepping for Bermuda.3 |
Discharged | His was discharged on 21 February 1854 at Boaz Island Prison, Boaz Island, Bermuda, and transferred to Englaand per "Waterloo".4 |
Convicted | Convicted of robbery and sentenced to life on 27 September 1854 at Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. He had been convicted previously. |
Transported | Transported to WA on the Runnymede arriving at Fremantle, Western Australia, on 7 September 1856. He had been collected from Portland prison. |
Occupation | Recorded as a tailor on 7 September 1856. |
Convict No | Assigned with Convict No. 4054 on 7 September 1856. |
Literacy | Recorded as being literate as at 7 September 1856. |
Ticket of Leave | His Ticket of Leave was granted on 24 July 1860 at Western Australia. |
Conditional Pardon | His Conditional Pardon was granted on 5 April 1865 at Western Australia. |
Convicted | Convicted of forgery & uttering and sentenced to 12 years on 6 July 1870 at Perth, Western Australia. He had been convicted previously.5 |
Convict No | Assigned with Convict No. 9988 on 6 July 1870.6 |
Ticket of Leave | His Ticket of Leave was granted on 5 April 1876 at Western Australia.6 |
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William McMullen 4055
M, #4055, b. 1833, d. 21 November 1911
Name-Change | William McMullen 4055 was also known as William McMillen 4055. |
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Convicted | Convicted of assault & robbery and sentenced to 15 years on 28 September 1854 at Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. |
Transported | Transported to WA on the Runnymede arriving at Fremantle, Western Australia, on 7 September 1856. He had been collected from Portland prison. |
Occupation | Recorded as a labourer on 7 September 1856. |
Convict No | Assigned with Convict No. 4055 on 7 September 1856. |
Literacy | Recorded as being literate as at 7 September 1856. |
Ticket of Leave | His Ticket of Leave was granted on 18 August 1858 at Western Australia. |
Census_1859York | He appeared on the 1859 York census at York, Western Australia, on the premises of J W Parker.4 |
Conditional Pardon | His Conditional Pardon was granted in January 1861 at Western Australia. |
Probate | His estate was probated on 19 May 1924 at Perth, Western Australia.5 |
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William Tennant 4056
M, #4056, b. 1835
Name-Change | William Tennant 4056 was also known as William Tennent 4056. |
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Birth | He was born in 1835. |
Family Status | He claimed that his marital status was unmarried as at 7 September 1856. |
Convicted | Convicted of assault & robbery and sentenced to 15 years on 28 September 1854 at Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. |
Transported | Transported to WA on the Runnymede arriving at Fremantle, Western Australia, on 7 September 1856. He had been collected from Portland prison. |
Occupation | Recorded as a waiter on 7 September 1856. |
Convict No | Assigned with Convict No. 4056 on 7 September 1856. |
Literacy | Recorded as being literate as at 7 September 1856. |
Ticket of Leave | His Ticket of Leave was granted on 23 October 1858 at Western Australia. |
Conditional Pardon | His Conditional Pardon was granted on 23 April 1861 at Western Australia. |
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William Roy 4057
M, #4057, b. 1831
Name-Change | William Roy 4057 was also known as William Rae 4057. |
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Birth | He was born in 1831 at Ireland.1 |
Family Status | He claimed that his marital status was unmarried as at 7 September 1856. |
Convicted | Convicted of assault with intent to rob and sentenced to 15 years on 29 September 1854 at Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. |
Transported | Transported to WA on the Runnymede arriving at Fremantle, Western Australia, on 7 September 1856. He had been collected from Portland prison. |
Occupation | Recorded as a painter on 7 September 1856. |
Convict No | Assigned with Convict No. 4057 on 7 September 1856. |
Literacy | Recorded as being illiterate as at 7 September 1856. |
Ticket of Leave | His Ticket of Leave was granted on 27 December 1858 at Western Australia. |
Census_1859York | He appeared on the 1859 York census at York, Western Australia, on the premises of York Depot.2 |
Conditional Pardon | His Conditional Pardon was granted on 16 October 1861 at Western Australia. |
Left | He left the colony for NSW on 14 April 1873.3 |
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James Liddle 4058
M, #4058, b. 1828
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Birth | He was born in 1828. |
Family Status | He claimed that his marital status was unmarried as at 7 September 1856. |
Convicted | Convicted of rape; assault & robbery and sentenced to life on 13 November 1854 at Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. |
Transported | Transported to WA on the Runnymede arriving at Fremantle, Western Australia, on 7 September 1856. He had been collected from Portland prison. |
Occupation | Recorded as a miller on 7 September 1856. |
Convict No | Assigned with Convict No. 4058 on 7 September 1856. |
Literacy | Recorded as being literate as at 7 September 1856. |
Ticket of Leave | His Ticket of Leave was granted on 18 August 1859 at Western Australia. |
Census_1859York | He appeared on the 1859 York census at York, Western Australia.1 |
Conditional Pardon | His Conditional Pardon was granted on 21 December 1864 at Western Australia. |
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Archibald Ferguson 4059
M, #4059, b. 1836, d. 31 August 1918
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Parents | His father was David Ferguson.1 |
Convicted | Convicted of rape; assault & robbery and sentenced to life on 13 November 1854 at Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. |
Transported | Transported to WA on the Runnymede arriving at Fremantle, Western Australia, on 7 September 1856. He had been collected from Portland prison. |
Occupation | Recorded as a farm labourer on 7 September 1856. |
Literacy | Recorded as being semi-literate as at 7 September 1856. |
Convict No | Assigned with Convict No. 4059 on 7 September 1856. |
Ticket of Leave | His Ticket of Leave was granted on 4 July 1859 at Western Australia. |
Conditional Pardon | His Conditional Pardon was granted on 19 December 1864 at Western Australia. |
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James Ray 4060
M, #4060, b. 1837
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Birth | He was born in 1837. |
Family Status | He claimed that his marital status was unmarried as at 7 September 1856. |
Convicted | Convicted of robbery of a silver watch & chain & assault and sentenced to 14 years on 27 December 1854 at Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. He had been convicted previously. |
Transported | Transported to WA on the Runnymede arriving at Fremantle, Western Australia, on 7 September 1856. He had been collected from Portland prison. |
Occupation | Recorded as a sailor on 7 September 1856. |
Convict No | Assigned with Convict No. 4060 on 7 September 1856. |
Literacy | Recorded as being illiterate as at 7 September 1856. |
Ticket of Leave | His Ticket of Leave was granted on 21 August 1858 at Western Australia. |
Conditional Pardon | His Conditional Pardon was granted in January 1861 at Western Australia. |
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William Johnston 4061
M, #4061, b. 1828, d. 28 September 1869
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Birth | He was born in 1828. |
Family Status | He claimed that his marital status was unmarried as at 7 September 1856. |
Death | He died on 28 September 1869 at Champion Bay, Western Australia, hospital.1,2,3 |
Convicted | Convicted of theft by house breaking and sentenced to 14 years on 28 September 1854 at Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. He had been convicted previously. |
Transported | Transported to WA on the Runnymede arriving at Fremantle, Western Australia, on 7 September 1856. He had been collected from Portland prison. |
Occupation | Recorded as a groom on 7 September 1856. |
Literacy | Recorded as being literate as at 7 September 1856. |
Convict No | Assigned with Convict No. 4061 on 7 September 1856. |
Ticket of Leave | His Ticket of Leave was granted on 14 September 1858 at Western Australia. |
Conditional Pardon | His Conditional Pardon was granted on 16 October 1861 at Western Australia. |
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James Doig 4062
M, #4062, b. 1832, d. 29 July 1912
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Convicted | Convicted of assault & robbery and sentenced to 15 years on 26 September 1854 at Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. He had been convicted previously. |
Transported | Transported to WA on the Runnymede arriving at Fremantle, Western Australia, on 7 September 1856. He had been collected from Portland prison. |
Occupation | Recorded as a dyer on 7 September 1856. |
Convict No | Assigned with Convict No. 4062 on 7 September 1856. |
Literacy | Recorded as being literate as at 7 September 1856. |
Ticket of Leave | His Ticket of Leave was granted on 8 October 1858 at Western Australia.4 |
Conditional Pardon | His Conditional Pardon was granted on 3 July 1861 at Western Australia. |
Bio | There is an obituary to Ralph Herbert Doig, one of James' grandsons in The West Australian 08.04.2005 pg 48. |
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Donald Cameron 4063
M, #4063, b. 1829, d. 30 April 1909
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Parents | His parents were Alexander Cameron & Ann.1 |
Convicted | Convicted of theft and sentenced to 15 years on 26 December 1854 at Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. He had been convicted previously. |
Transported | Transported to WA on the Runnymede arriving at Fremantle, Western Australia, on 7 September 1856. He had been collected from Portland prison. |
Occupation | Recorded as a commercial agent on 7 September 1856. |
Convict No | Assigned with Convict No. 4063 on 7 September 1856. |
Literacy | Recorded as being literate as at 7 September 1856. |
Ticket of Leave | His Ticket of Leave was granted on 17 November 1858 at Western Australia.7 |
Conditional Pardon | His Conditional Pardon was granted on 18 May 1861 at Western Australia. |
Bio | He has an entry in "More Lonely Graves .."5 |
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Citations
- [S9] WA BDM's, online www.bdm.justice.wa.gov.au, Death Reg: 300003/1909.
- [S124] Scottish Indexes, online scottichindexes.com, https://www.scottishindexes.com/jcdetail.aspx
- [S9] WA BDM's, online www.bdm.justice.wa.gov.au, Reg: 1940/1863.
- [S11] East Perth Cemeteries, online eastperthcemeteries.com.au, https://www.eastperthcemeteries.com.au/index.php/explore/…
- [S405] Yvonne & Kevin Coate, More Lonely Graves of Western Australia, pg 59.
- [S9] WA BDM's, online www.bdm.justice.wa.gov.au, Reg: 300003/1909.
- [S397] Perth TOL Register Cons 1386/3 (Aug 1857 - Jun 1862), pg 192 & 644 The pdf starts at pg 1 on pdf pg 26 (after the index). To view or download click on this link, then click on book image
https://archive.sro.wa.gov.au/index.php/…
George McLeod 4064
M, #4064, b. 1834, d. 30 December 1917
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Convicted | Convicted of theft by housebreaing and sentenced to 7 yreas on 2 October 1850 at Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. He had been convicted previously.5 |
Licence | He was released on Licence on 11 March 1854 at Defence Hulk, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.6,7 |
Convicted | Convicted of theft and sentenced to 15 years on 28 December 1854 at Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. He had been convicted previously. |
Transported | Transported to WA on the Runnymede arriving at Fremantle, Western Australia, on 7 September 1856. He had been collected from Portland prison. |
Occupation | Recorded as a tailor on 7 September 1856. |
Convict No | Assigned with Convict No. 4064 on 7 September 1856. |
Literacy | Recorded as being literate as at 7 September 1856. |
Ticket of Leave | His Ticket of Leave was granted on 18 April 1859 at Western Australia.8 |
Conditional Pardon | His Conditional Pardon was granted on 13 November 1861 at Western Australia. |
Cert. of Freedom | His Certificate of Freedom was granted on 20 March 1871 at Western Australia. |
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Citations
- [S9] WA BDM's, online www.bdm.justice.wa.gov.au, Reg: 2005/1863.
- [S9] WA BDM's, online www.bdm.justice.wa.gov.au.
- [S33] Find A Grave, online findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151185409/george-mcleod
- [S12] Trove, online trove.nla.gov.au, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/216804525
- [S129] Millbank Prison Register, https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-813205251/view
- [S93] Defence Hulk Prison Register, online nla.gov.au/nla.obj-727851581/findingaid?digitised=y#nla-obj-727852985, https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1073918649/view
- [S107] Records of the Home Office, https://www.findmypast.com.au/transcript
- [S397] Perth TOL Register Cons 1386/3 (Aug 1857 - Jun 1862), pg 309 The pdf starts at pg 1 on pdf pg 26 (after the index). To view or download click on this link, then click on book image
https://archive.sro.wa.gov.au/index.php/…
Robert Johnston 4065
M, #4065, b. 1824, d. 13 October 1857
Name-Change | Robert Johnston 4065 was also known as Robert Inglis 4065. |
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Convicted | Convicted of theft by housebreaking and sentenced to 14 years on 20 April 1848 at Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. He had been convicted previously.4 |
Transportedx | Robert Johnston 4065 was transported on 8 April 1849 departing from Millbank Prison, Westminster, Middlesex, England, on the Neptune for Bermuda.4 |
Licence | He was released on Licence on 19 December 1853 at Boaz Island Prison, Boaz Island, Bermuda. Licence No. 5479.5 |
Convicted | Convicted of theft by house breaking and sentenced to 21 years on 27 December 1854 at Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. He had been convicted previously. |
Transported | Transported to WA on the Runnymede arriving at Fremantle, Western Australia, on 7 September 1856. He had been collected from Portland prison. |
Occupation | Recorded as a printer & mason on 7 September 1856. |
Convict No | Assigned with Convict No. 4065 on 7 September 1856. |
Literacy | Recorded as being literate as at 7 September 1856. |
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John McDonald 4066
M, #4066, b. 1812
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Convicted | Convicted of theft by housebreaking and sentenced to 7 years on 31 August 1850 at Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. He had been convicted previously.2 |
Licence | He was released on Licence on 14 October 1853 at Portsmouth Prison, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. Licence No. 289.3 |
Convicted | Convicted of theft and sentenced to 21 years on 22 January 1855 at Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. He had been convicted previously. |
Transported | Transported to WA on the Runnymede arriving at Fremantle, Western Australia, on 7 September 1856. He had been collected from Portland prison. |
Occupation | Recorded as a carpenter on 7 September 1856. |
Convict No | Assigned with Convict No. 4066 on 7 September 1856. |
Literacy | Recorded as being semi-literate as at 7 September 1856. |
Ticket of Leave | His Ticket of Leave was granted on 14 July 1859 at Western Australia. |
Census_1859York | He appeared on the 1859 York census at York, Western Australia, on the premises of Thomas Mead.4 |
Conditional Pardon | His Conditional Pardon was granted on 29 September 1862 at Western Australia. |
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Michael McDonald 4067
M, #4067, b. 1804, d. 7 December 1880
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Convicted | Convicted of theft and sentenced to 21 years on 22 January 1855 at Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. He had been convicted previously. |
Transported | Transported to WA on the Runnymede arriving at Fremantle, Western Australia, on 7 September 1856. He had been collected from Portland prison. |
Occupation | Recorded as a soldier on 7 September 1856. |
Physical Desc. | Recorded with the physical attributes: D on left side on 7 September 1856.6 |
Convict No | Assigned with Convict No. 4067 on 7 September 1856. |
Literacy | Recorded as being semi-literate as at 7 September 1856. |
Ticket of Leave | His Ticket of Leave was granted on 4 July 1859 at Western Australia. |
Conditional Pardon | His Conditional Pardon was granted on 3 December 1870 at Western Australia. |
Cert. of Freedom | His Certificate of Freedom was granted on 4 August 1876 at Western Australia. |
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Citations
- [S124] Scottish Indexes, online scottichindexes.com, https://www.scottishindexes.com/adentry.aspx?adid=855290
- [S6] Western Australia Convict Records, 1846-1930 SROWA, online Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60668/…
- [S95] WA Police Gazettes, online slwa.wa.gov.au/collections/collections/police-gazettes, 1880 pg 200.
- [S9] WA BDM's, online www.bdm.justice.wa.gov.au, Reg: 10827/1881.
- [S11] East Perth Cemeteries, online eastperthcemeteries.com.au, https://www.eastperthcemeteries.com.au/explore/…
- [S6] Western Australia Convict Records, 1846-1930 SROWA, online Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60668/…
James McKay 4068
M, #4068, b. 1832
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Convicted | Convicted of robbery and sentenced to 15 years on 22 January 1855 at Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. |
Transported | Transported to WA on the Runnymede arriving at Fremantle, Western Australia, on 7 September 1856. He had been collected from Portland prison. |
Occupation | Recorded as a baker on 7 September 1856. |
Convict No | Assigned with Convict No. 4068 on 7 September 1856. |
Literacy | Recorded as being literate as at 7 September 1856. |
Ticket of Leave | His Ticket of Leave was granted on 17 October 1858 at Western Australia. |
Conditional Pardon | His Conditional Pardon was granted on 23 April 1861 at Western Australia. |
Research | CWA has him dying 1878 but the Fremantle Cemetery record has this man aged 37 hence born 1841. based on his Millbank prison record #4068 was born in 1833 and would have been 45 in 1878. Not enough evidence to support the 1878 death at the moment. |
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James Johnston 4069
M, #4069, b. 1827, d. 4 February 1887
Name-Change | James Johnston 4069 was also known as Alexander Chapman 4069. |
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Convicted | Convicted of theft and sentenced to 14 years on 26 September 1854 at Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. He had been convicted previously. |
Transported | Transported to WA on the Runnymede arriving at Fremantle, Western Australia, on 7 September 1856. He had been collected from Portland prison. |
Occupation | Recorded as a labourer on 7 September 1856. |
Convict No | Assigned with Convict No. 4069 on 7 September 1856. |
Literacy | Recorded as being literate as at 7 September 1856. |
Ticket of Leave | His Ticket of Leave was granted on 14 January 1859 at Western Australia. |
Expired | His sentence expired on 25 September 1868 at Western Australia. |
Cert. of Freedom | His Certificate of Freedom was granted on 9 December 1871 at Western Australia. |
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John Johnston 4070
M, #4070, b. 1822
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Birth | He was born in 1822. |
Family Status | He claimed that his marital status was married 1 child as at 7 September 1856. |
Convicted | Convicted of assault & robbery and sentenced to 15 years on 26 September 1854 at Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. He had been convicted previously. |
Transported | Transported to WA on the Runnymede arriving at Fremantle, Western Australia, on 7 September 1856. He had been collected from Portland prison. |
Occupation | Recorded as a traveller on 7 September 1856. |
Convict No | Assigned with Convict No. 4070 on 7 September 1856. |
Literacy | Recorded as being literate as at 7 September 1856. |
Ticket of Leave | His Ticket of Leave was granted on 29 December 1858 at Western Australia. |
Conditional Pardon | His Conditional Pardon was granted in September 1862 at Western Australia. |
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Dugald McFayden 4071
M, #4071, b. 1830
Name-Change | Dugald McFayden 4071 was also known as Dugould McFadyen 4071. |
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Birth | He was born in 1830. |
Family Status | He claimed that his marital status was unmarried as at 7 September 1856. |
Convicted | Convicted of theft and sentenced to 15 years on 26 December 1854 at Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. He had been convicted previously. |
Transported | Transported to WA on the Runnymede arriving at Fremantle, Western Australia, on 7 September 1856. He had been collected from Portland prison. |
Occupation | Recorded as a hatter on 7 September 1856. |
Convict No | Assigned with Convict No. 4071 on 7 September 1856. |
Literacy | Recorded as being literate as at 7 September 1856. |
Ticket of Leave | His Ticket of Leave was granted on 17 February 1859 at Western Australia. |
Conditional Pardon | His Conditional Pardon was granted on 14 September 1861 at Western Australia. |
Left | He left the colony for SA in 1865. |
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William Risley 4072
M, #4072, b. 1830
Name-Change | William Risley 4072 was also known as William Rasley 4072. |
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Birth | He was born in 1830. |
Family Status | He claimed that his marital status was unmarried as at 7 September 1856. |
Convicted | Convicted of feloniously accusing a person of an infamous crime with intent to extort money and sentenced to 25 years on 26 February 1855 at Central Criminal Court, London, London, England. |
Transported | Transported to WA on the Runnymede arriving at Fremantle, Western Australia, on 7 September 1856. He had been collected from Portland prison. |
Occupation | Recorded as a groom on 7 September 1856. |
Convict No | Assigned with Convict No. 4072 on 7 September 1856. |
Literacy | Recorded as being literate as at 7 September 1856. |
Ticket of Leave | His Ticket of Leave was granted on 11 January 1860 at Western Australia. |
Conditional Pardon | His Conditional Pardon was granted on 4 April 1864 at Western Australia. |
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James Watson 4073
M, #4073, b. 1830
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Convicted | Convicted of theft by house breaking and sentenced to 14 years on 28 September 1852 at Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. He had been convicted previously. |
Transported | Transported to WA on the Runnymede arriving at Fremantle, Western Australia, on 7 September 1856. He had been collected from Portland prison. |
Occupation | Recorded as a tailor on 7 September 1856. |
Convict No | Assigned with Convict No. 4073 on 7 September 1856. |
Literacy | Recorded as being literate as at 7 September 1856. |
Ticket of Leave | His Ticket of Leave was granted on 8 September 1857 at Western Australia. |
Conditional Pardon | His Conditional Pardon was granted on 17 August 1860 at Western Australia. |
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James Holmes 4074
M, #4074, b. 1838, d. 1 October 1914
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Parents | His parents were James Holmes & Hannah Kelley.1 |
Convicted | Convicted of robbery with another with personal violence and sentenced to 15 years on 12 July 1854 at York, Yorkshire, England. |
Transported | Transported to WA on the Runnymede arriving at Fremantle, Western Australia, on 7 September 1856. He had been collected from Portland prison. |
Occupation | Recorded as a labourer on 7 September 1856. |
Literacy | Recorded as being semi-literate as at 7 September 1856. |
Convict No | Assigned with Convict No. 4074 on 7 September 1856. |
Ticket of Leave | His Ticket of Leave was granted on 1 June 1859 at Western Australia. |
Conditional Pardon | His Conditional Pardon was granted on 17 March 1874 at Western Australia. |
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Citations
- [S9] WA BDM's, online www.bdm.justice.wa.gov.au, Death Reg: 6100080/1914.
- [S12] Trove, online trove.nla.gov.au, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/204765753
- [S9] WA BDM's, online www.bdm.justice.wa.gov.au, Reg: 6100080/1914.
- [S14] Metropolitan Cemeteries Board, online ww2.mcb.wa.gov.au/NameSearch, https://portal.mcb.wa.gov.au/name-search/ns-detail/
- [S33] Find A Grave, online findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/213295047/james-holmes
James McDonald 4075
M, #4075, b. 1830
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Birth | He was born in 1830. |
Family Status | He claimed that his marital status was unmarried as at 7 September 1856. |
Convicted | Convicted of burglary and sentenced to 15 years on 2 December 1854 at York, Yorkshire, England. He had been convicted previously. |
Transported | Transported to WA on the Runnymede arriving at Fremantle, Western Australia, on 7 September 1856. He had been collected from Portland prison. |
Occupation | Recorded as a labourer on 7 September 1856. |
Convict No | Assigned with Convict No. 4075 on 7 September 1856. |
Literacy | Recorded as being illiterate as at 7 September 1856. |
Ticket of Leave | His Ticket of Leave was granted on 14 April 1859 at Western Australia. |
Conditional Pardon | His Conditional Pardon was granted on 31 December 1861 at Western Australia. |
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