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Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
Francis Arthur Anderson was transported on the Albion, departing 29th May 1828 and arriving 3rd Nov 1828 with 192 passengers.
Albion (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 405 (204) |
| 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
National Archives. Criminal Petitions. HO 17/122/166. Date: 1828 Mar 3 ; 1828 Apr 27. Prisoner name: Francis Arthur Anderson. Prisoner details: Clerk. Court and date of trial: Old Bailey February Sessions 1828. Crime: Stealing in a dwelling house - a £5 note and 14 sovereigns, the property of his employer Basil George Wood [Basil George Woodd], wine merchant. Initial sentence: Death commuted to transportation for life. Annotated (Outcome): Considered at Report in Council March 5 1828. 'Mr Peel has fully considered this case and does not think himself warranted in recommending any further mitigation' 20 April 1828. Petitioner(s): Prisoner and 61 tradesmen and merchants of London. Prisoner and 56 tradesmen and merchants of London. Three petitions from Basil Woodd. George Murray, Auditor of Exchequer in Scotland. Joseph Hume MP. Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): First offence; led astray by female; respectable family connections; asks to remain in the country. Other papers: Letter from Mr Douglas to Mr Phillips. Letter from Mr Herries to Robert Peel and his draft reply in pencil. Note of case from H M Dyer, Committing Magistrate. Note by Robert Peel. Printed Information and Complaint. Copy testimonials regarding prisoner's character.
Tried at the Old Bailey, 21 February 1828. 539. FRANCIS ARTHUR ANDERSON was indicted for stealing, on the 7th of February , at St. George, Hanover - square, 14 sovereigns, and one 5l. Bank note, the property of Basil George Wood , in his dwelling-house, against the statute . SECOND COUNT, stating it to be the property of George Coates . The prisoner pleaded GUILTY - DEATH . Aged 35. Strongly recommended to mercy by the Prosecutor, believing it to be his first offence, his bearing a good character, and having been seduced by others to commit the offence.