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Transportation
Peter Borer 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 245 (124). --00-- Western Australia, Australia, Convict Records, 1846-1930; Convict Department, Registers; Convicts Transported Per Nile (R32) |
| 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
DEATH of PETER BORER: Borer, Peter; aged 43, Reg No. 8547, Registration year 1875 (https://bdm.justice.wa.gov.au/).
IN WA: BORER, Peter; #4679, arrived 1 Jan 1858 per Nile Date of Birth: 1833 Place of Death: Geraldton [in 1875] Marital Status: Unmarried Occupation: Farm labourer Literacy: Semiliterate Sentence Place: Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England Crime: Firing wheat stacks Sentence Period: 15 years Ticket of Leave Date: 10 Aug 1858 Conditional Pardon Date: 14 Sep 1861 Certificate of Freedom Date: 19 Dec 1871 (https://fremantleprison.com.au/). --00--
15 September, 1857: He was sent from Dartmoor to board the Nile for transportation to WA; listed as #6/3182 (Western Australia, Australia, Convict Records, 1846-1930; Convict Department, Registers; Convicts Transported Per Nile (R32)). --00--
5 October, 1855: Admitted to Dartmoor prison, Princetown, Yelverton, Devon; inmate #3182. Reopened as a male convict public works prison in November 1850, within five years Dartmoor became reserved for less able-bodied convicts (https://www.prisonhistory.org/). Peter Borer's behaviour in separate confinement at Millbank was listed as "good". At Dartmoor, in public works, it was described as "exemplary" (Western Australia, Australia, Convict Records, 1846-1930; Convict Department, Registers; Convicts Transported Per Nile (R32)). --0--
8 February, 1855: Admitted to the Stirling Castle hulk, moored at Portsmouth -- received from Millbank prison, Westminster, London. Listed as inmate #1120, 22 years old when tried, labourer; Church of England, single, able to read and write imperfectly; brown hair, grey eyes, fair complexion, proportionate build, 5'3½" tall; small dimple on chin, warts on hands. Next of kin -- brother living at Dorking, Surrey (UK, Prison Commission Records, 1770-1951; Misc.; Register of Prisoners). --0--
TRIAL: 25 March, 1854: Aged 22, tried at Kingston-on-Thames, convicted and sentenced to 15 years for "maliciously firing a stack of wheat" (UK, Prison Commission Records, 1770-1951; Misc.; Register of Prisoners; to 1789). --0--