Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
James Bennie was transported on the Frances Charlotte, departing 27th Dec 1836 and arriving 15th May 1837 with 151 passengers.
Frances Charlotte (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/10, Page Number 439 (222) |
| 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
Prison Ship (Hulk) Registers. Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland First name(s) James Last name Bennie Birth year 1822 Age 14 Age status Boy Marital status - Occupation - Read or write - Conviction date 12 Sep 1836 Incarceration year 1836 Offence Theft by Housebreaking & previous Conviction Sentence 7 years Where convicted Glasgow County Lanarkshire Country Scotland Hulk Euryalus Received from Edinbro' 25 October 1836 Character from gaoler Convd before previous character not good Convict pardoned from the Hardy - How and when disposed of Van Dieman's Land pr Frances Charlotte 21 November 1836 When mitigated - Notes - Category Institutions & organisations Subcategory Prison Registers Collections from Great Britain, Scotland Jill Chambers. copyright Jill Chambers
Scotland, Court & Criminal Database. Great Britain First name(s) James Last name Bennie Age 14 Role Accused Birth year 1822 Year 1836 Event date 13 Sep 1836 Court Glasgow Place Glasgow County Lanarkshire Country Scotland Crime Theft by housebreaking, habit and repute Crime location Houston Street, Greenock, Renfrew Designation son of George Bennie, sailor Person notes Pannel cannot write. Verdicts comments sentence Guilty, Guilty in terms of own confession, Transportation - 7 years Previous convictions Theft Related precognitions AD14/36/226 Title Trial papers relating to John Harridan, James Bennie, Andrew McAusland Archive National Records of Scotland Archive reference JC26/1836/348 Image ordering https://www.scottishindexes.com/jcentry.aspx?jcid=1836348 Record set Scotland, Court & Criminal Database Category Institutions & organisations Subcategory Courts & Legal Collections from Great Britain, Scotland Transcriptions © Graham & Emma Maxwell
No; 2624 Name; James Bennie Height; 4 ft 5 inches Age; 14 years old [Born abt. 1823] Trade; Labour Where tried, Glasgow Native Place. Greenock