Alexander Brown

Alexander Brown, one of 190 convicts transported on the Guildford, 04 April 1822

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	Alexander Brown
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	20th December, 1804
Occupation:	Groom
Date of Death:	-
Age:	-

Life Span

Male median life span was 60 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 14 years

Crime:	Street robbery
Convicted at:	Edinburgh Court of Justiciary
Sentence term:	14 years
Ship:	Guildford
Departure date:	4th April, 1822
Arrival date:	15th July, 1822
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 190 other convicts

References

Primary source:	State Archives NSW, TOL butts (Series NRS 12202; Item: 4/4071)& App. for Publication of Banns (Reel 3035). Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/4, Page Number 166
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 Project.

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Community Contributions

Iris Dunne on 1st February, 2020 wrote:

Convicted 13 July 1821

Ticket of Leave No. 29/401 dated 15th July 1829 in the district of Parramatta, Trade Groom, Year of Birth 1805

Application for Marriage Banns dated 22 June 1830 to Ann Masterson (ship Elizabeth 2 1818, came free, aged 17, Spinster), Alexander Brown aged 25, Bachelor, Groom to Honourable John MacArthur at Mother’s Parramatta and able to support a Wife.

Convict Changes History

Steven John Dawson on 1st February, 2020 made the following changes:

date of birth: 20th December, 1804 (prev. 0000), gender: m, occupation

Iris Dunne on 1st February, 2020 made the following changes:

source: State Archives NSW, TOL butts (Series NRS 12202; Item: 4/4071)& App. for Publication of Banns (Reel 3035). Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/4, Page Number 166 (prev. Australian Joint Copying Project.