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Voyage
Transportation
Margaret Burns was transported on the Harmony, departing 9th Sep 1828 and arriving 14th Jan 1829 with 101 passengers.
Details for the ship Harmony Ship Name: Harmony Rig Type: S. Built: St. Johns Build Year: 1818 Size (tons): 373 Notes: Source:Website http://www.hawkesbury.net.au/claimaconvict/index.php Original sources:Sources The National Archives (TNA) : HO 11/6, pp.491-497 Bateson, Charles & Library of Australian History (1983). The convict ships, 1787-1868 (Australian ed). Library of Australian History, Sydney : pp.360-361, 386
Harmony (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 497 (250) |
| 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
Scottish Indexes - High Court of Justiciary Trial PapersTitle Trial papers relating to James Wotherspoon, Margaret Stott Name Margaret Stott (m.s. Burns) Role Accused Designation wife of James Stott, police officer Age 25 Approx Birth Year 1803 Crime Theft Trial Date 23 April 1828 Trial Location Glasgow Verdict Guilty Verdict Comments Guilty - first charge. Sentence Transportation - 7 years NRS Reference JC26/1828/216 LIST OF ACCUSED * James Wotherspoon. Guilty - first charge. Sentence Transportation - 7 years * Margaret Stott (m.s. Burns), wife of James Stott, police officer. Guilty - first charge. Sentence Transportation - 7 years