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Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Alexander Carmichael was transported on the Manlius, departing 16th Jul 1828 and arriving 9th Nov 1828 with 176 passengers.
Manlius (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 453 (228) |
| 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
1828, 7 May: Alexander Carmichael, listed as 17, was sent from Perth and received aboard the prison hulk Justitia at Woolwich. He was sent from there on 7 July for transportation (see UK, Prison Hulk Registers and Letter Books, 1802-1849). 1828: On arrival in VDL, he was listed as a boilermaker from Perth, aged 19 and single. He said he last worked for Captain Moore. His father, Alexander Carmichael Snr, was in Glasgow and worked for Mr McArthur. 1836, 16 November: Ticket of Leave. 1842: Free Certificate No.425 (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON31-1-6$init=CON31-1-6p311).
1828, 10 April: Thomas Miller, 13, an umbrella maker of Glasgow and ALEXANDER CARMICHAEL, 15, a boiler maker, also of Glasgow, were tried in the High Court at Perth for theft by housebreaking. Both confessed to the crime. Thomas Miller was sentenced to imprisonment for 12 months, but Alexander Carmichael was sentenced to transportation for 14 years (see National Records of Scotland; Reference JC26/1828/137).