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Voyage
Transportation
John Angus 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 | State Archives NSW, Bound Indentures (Series: NRS 12188; Item:4/4012; Microfiche:664)& Butts of COF (NRS 12210)& Census (HO10/21). Ancestry. Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 120 |
| 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
Scottish Indexes - High Court of Justiciary Trial Papers Title Trial papers relating to John Angus, slater. Name John Angus Role Accused Designation slater Crime Robbery Trial Date 28 September 1826 Trial Location Glasgow Verdict Guilty Sentence transported beyond seas for a period of fourteen years. NRS Reference JC26/1826/244
son Thomas Angus died 1912 is buried Gilgandra Cemetry, NSW. John marrried Elizabeth Black. Wife remarried Jeremiah Reardon after Johns death. John died at Bimble, Coonamble 1845. Gravestone washed away in 1955 floods near Castlereagh River.
Convicted 26 September 1826 Convict Indents: aged 20, Single, Trade: Slaters App. 1828 Census: aged 28, Labourer to J. Walker in Bathurst Certificate of Freedom No.40/1689 dated 13 October 1840, Prisoner No.27/1196, Trade: Laborer, Offence: Picking Pockets, Year of Birth 1807
Granted Certificate of Freedom at Sydney June 24th 1841 (Source: Government Gazette quoted in The SYDNEY MONITOR & COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER on Friday 2nd July 1841)