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Voyage
Transportation
Alexander Morrison was transported on the Guildford, departing 22nd Mar 1827 and arriving 25th Jul 1827 with 193 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 HO11/6, Page Number 120. NSW State Archives, Indents (NRS 12188; Item: 4/4012; Microfiche: 665) Court records from National Archives of Scotland. NSW State Archives, COF Butts (NRS 12210)& TOL Butts (NRS 12202, Item 4/4092) |
| 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
Death 27 July 1874 in Pitt Town, NSW as per Ancestry family trees (Reg. Year 1874, Reg.Place Windsor, NSW, Reg.No.8412) Convict Indents: aged 18, Trade: Rope Makers boy, Offence: House breaking
Certificate of Freedom No.42/1576 dated 9 September 1842, Prisoner No.27/1193, Year of Birth 1809, Native Place: Glasgow, Trade: Rope Maker, Trial 26 September 1826, Held a Ticket of Leave No.34/223 dated 26 April 1834 torn up and cancelled.
Son of Robert Morrison. Lived at Stewarts Land, Tobago Street, Calton, Glasgow and worked as a cowfeeder and cart driver prior to conviction in Scotland. Married Elizabeth Wilbow (nee Mitchell) on 28 Jan 1841 at Pitt Town. Buried old Pitt Town Cemetery with Elizabeth. Headstone exists but top corner missing.