Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
William Anderson was transported on the Clyde, departing 11th Mar 1863 and arriving 29th May 1863 with 322 passengers.
Clyde (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 93, Class and Piece Number HO11/18, Page Number 540 |
| 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
In August 1861 it was reported that a police constable checking houses 'shut-up' in Inverleith Terrace discovered a house owned by a John FAED, RSA (residing in Fifeshire) had been broken into. Detectives Reilly, Gollan and McLevy undertook enquiries and the following day they found William Anderson ' nicknamed Boosey in a coffee shop in Canongate . . in the company of a John Cox who had not previously come to Police notice'. William Anderson was wearing a 'suit of clothes' stolen from Inverleith Terrace and John Cox had 'possession of a silver snuff box and gold rings' also stolen. Detective Reilly traced a 'portmanteau left in a hotel by John Cox with stolen clothes, a crowbar and bunch of keys'. The accused appeared at High Court of Justiciary - William Anderson received transportation for '21 years' (sic) and John Cox transportation for 8 years - see Scotsman newspaper 24 August 1861 p 2 on 'Housebreaking and Clever Detection'. See also McGowan, John (2022) Policing the Metropolis of Scotland, 1833-1861 (Edinburgh City Archives) Volume 1, p 1307.