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Voyage
Transportation
John Bitton was transported on the Caledonia, departing 5th Jul 1820 and arriving 17th Nov 1820 with 150 passengers.
Ship Name: Caledonia (1) Rig Type: S. Built: Sunderland Build Year: 1815 Size (tons): 412 Voyage Details Source. Claim a Convict website. http://www.hawkesbury.net.au/claimaconvict/shipDetails.php?shipId=186
Caledonia (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 337 (170) |
| 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
Monmouth Assizes. Monmouth Assizes, ... The following prisoners were tried and sentenced … Seven Year Transportation ... ... John Bitton, Wm. Jenkins, and Thomas Cribb, for house breaking at St. Woollas; ... Hereford Journal, 1 Sep 1819.
National Archives. Hulk Records Sheerness Hulks. HO-9-7_5 page 17. Received from Monmouth, 21 Sept 1819. John Bitton, age 21, Stealing wearing apparel, Tried Monmouth, 19 Aug 1819, 7 years, discharged 25 June 1820, per Caledonia to NSW.