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Voyage
Transportation
John Campbell was transported on the Morley, departing 19th Sep 1822 and arriving 11th Jan 1823 with 173 passengers.
The "Morley" was built on the Thames, England in 1811. Convicts were transported to New South Wales on the Morley in 1817, 1818, 1820, 1828 and 1829 and to Van Diemen's Land in 1820 and 1823. 1829 Voyage. 200 Male English Convicts. Commander; Harrison. Richard Lewis; Surgeon Superintendent arrived 2 Dec 1829. All convicts survived the voyage.
Morley (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/4, Page Number 212 |
| 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
National Archives. Criminal Petitions. HO 17/6/8 1822 May; 1826 June Prisoner name: John Campbell. Prisoner details: Former shoemaker of Stockwell Street, Glasgow, now employed by Mr Smith of Baller Street, Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land. Court and date of trial: Glasgow Court of Justiciary. Crime: Mobbing and rioting at the house of George Provand (or George Provan), oil and colour-man, in Clyde Street, Glasgow in May 1822. Initial sentence: 14 years transportation. Annotated: Refused 29 May 1822. 'Now at Van Diemen's Land. Mr Peel must leave the [matter] of his remission entirely to the Governor of the Colony' 1826. Petitioner(s): John Campbell (the convict) supported by two letters of character (one from Duncan Thomson, a former employer). Anne Campbell (Anne Kean), the convict's mother, of Glasgow. Grounds for clemency: Although he acted violently, he did not steal from the property involved and joined with no band for the purpose of pilfering; previous good character; respectable parents; regret for his crime; there were reports circulating at the time of the riot that the victim murdered children for their blood for use in his paint manufacture, that he disected children and used them for 'unnatural purposes'. Other papers: Letter from Henry Monteith [MP] transmitting the petition from Anne Kean and noting the 'infamous' character of the victim. Certificate from James Anderson, Depute Clerk of the Justiciary, stating that George Provand, the victim, was indicted to stand trial at Glasgow Circuit Court for sodomy and he having failed to appear was outlawed. Additional Information: The convict's mother's petition states that the convict was 'to be publicly whipped throughout the principle streets [of Glasgow]'. He was convicted with four others [unnamed]. Richard Campbell (convict's father, deceased) was a weaver in Glasgow and former soldier in the West Lowland [Fencible] Regiment of Infantry and 26th Regiment of Foot, then an out-pensioner from the Royal Hospital Chelsea. Anne Campbell (or Anne Kean), the convict's mother, was aged 'about 68 years' in June 1826 and states that her paternal grandfather was a tenant on the Moira Estate in Ireland. ---------------------------------------------------------------- https://www.oldscottish.com/convict-records-3.html Old Scottish Genealogy and Family History, Database of Scottish Court records relating to Australian convicts. John Campbell, Shoemaker, Glasgow; Tried Glasgow, 25 Apr 1822, Transportation – 14 years; Per Morley, 19 Sep 1822, to Van Diemen's Land. ----------------------------------------------------------