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Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Daniel Aitchison was transported on the Guildford, departing 4th Apr 1822 and arriving 15th Jul 1822 with 192 passengers.
The ‘Guildford’ was built on the River Thames, England in 1810. Used as a Convict Transport ship to Australia - voyages 1812, 1816, 1818, 1820, 1822, 1824, 1827 & 1829. The ship was lost at sea near Singapore in 1831, loosing all aboard.
Guildford (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/4, Page Number 166 |
| Source Description | This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
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Convict Notes
Justiciary Court, July 2 This day the Court proceeded to the trial of Daniel Aitchison, accused of stealing gold watch, chain, and seals, from the person of a gentleman, on the streets of this city, about 8 o'clock of an evening in the month of November last, and of being habit and repute common thief. The pannel pleaded Not Guilty ; and after the examination of several witnesses, the Jury returned a verdict finding him Guilty of the crime libelled; and he was transported beyond seas for years. Scots Magazine, 1 July 1821.
https://www.oldscottish.com/convict-records-1.html Daniel Aitchison. Unemployed. Prisoner in Edinburgh. Tried at Edinburgh, 2 July 1821, 14 years. To NSW per Guildford, 4 April 1822.