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Transportation
Edward Bechen was transported on the Nile, departing 18th Sep 1857 and arriving 1st Jan 1858 with 271 passengers.
Nile (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 93, Class and Piece Number HO11/18, Page Number 251 (127). Western Australia, Australia, Convict Records, 1846-1930; Convict Department Registers (128/38 - 39). |
| 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
From his Fremantle jail record: BEEHEN, Edward; #4746, arrived 1 Jan 1858 per Nile Alias: BECHEN, BEECHAN Date of Birth: 1816 Marital Status: Unmarried Occupation: Labourer Literacy: Literate Sentence Place: Inverness, Inverness, Scotland Crime: Arson Sentence Period: 6 years penal servitude Ticket of Leave Date: 6 Aug 1859 Conditional Pardon Date: 13 May 1861 --00--
CRIME: 1856: National Records of Scotland -- Reference AD14/56/149 Precognition against Edward Bechen for the crime of wilful fire-raising Accused: Edward Bechen, Age: 40, labourer, Address: Halkirk, Caithness, Origin: Native of King's County, Ireland. --0-- 26 April, 1856: National Records of Scotland -- Reference JC26/1856/11 Trial papers relating to Edward Bechen for the crime of wilful fire-raising. Tried at High Court, Inverness. Accused: Edward Bechen, Verdict: Guilty, Sentence: Penal servitude - 6 years.