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James Aitcheson was transported on the Buffalo, departing 28th Sep 1839 and arriving 12th Feb 1840 with 90 passengers.
1833 - Voyage. Transported; 179 Female Convicts and 25 Children 1839 - Voyage. On 28th September 1839, the Ship Buffalo left Quebec, Canada, taking 144 prisoners to Van Diemen’s Land and New South Wales, following the Patriot War in Canada in 1837-38. Some of the prisoners were French Canadians patriots and others were American patriots, captured after the Battle of the Windmill. The Ship went first to Van Diemens Land, arriving at Hobart on 11th February 1840, where most of the American prisoners were landed, and then went on to Sydney, arriving on 26th February 1840, where the 58 French speaking prisoners were landed. They were separated mainly because there was hostility between the Americans from Lower Canada and the Canadians from Upper Canada. The prisoners were in the main, literate, idealistic and honest men.
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Convict Notes
Colonial Secretary’s Office, Nov. 27, 1844. The Queen has been pleased to grant Absolute Pardons to the undermentioned Prisoners, who were convicted at Courts Martial held in Upper Canada in the year 1838, of piratically invading that province, and sentenced to death, but commuted to transportation for life :-- J. M. Aitcheson, Buffalo ; Henry V. Barnum, ditto ; John Cronkliste, ditto ; Leonard Delano, ditto ; Moses A. Dutcher, ditto ; Elon Fellows, ditto; James De Witt Fero, ditto; Gideon A. Goodrich, ditto ; Nelson S. Griggs, ditto ; Jerry Griggs, ditto ; Emanuel Garrison, ditto ; Daniel D. Henstis, ditto ; David House, or Howth, ditto ; Garrett Hicks, ditto ; Robert Marsh, ditto ; Elizur or Eleazer Stevens, ditto ; Chauncey Sheldon, ditto ; Alvin B. Sweet, ditto ; John G. Swanberg, ditto; Samuel Snow, ditto; Joseph Thompson, ditto; John Vernon, Marquis of Hastings ; Nathan Whiting, Buffalo. By His Excellency's Command, J. E. BICHENO. Colonial Times (Hobart) 3 Dec 1844.
Occupation' Brewer & Distiller. Native Place; Peebles
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