Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Frederick Clayton Clift was transported on the Merchantman, departing 29th Jun 1864 and arriving 12th Sep 1864 with 261 passengers.
1018 ton ship built in Sunderland 1852/53. Two (2) voyages to Australia with convict transportee's - both to Western Australia. On these voyages, she also carried 'Pensioner Guards' and their families, a few free passengers and soldiers. The 1862 voyage went via Bermuda and picked up British and local prisoners.
Merchantman (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 93, Class and Piece Number HO11/19, Page Number 34 |
| 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
See Peckham Society article "George Clift and Frederick Layton Clift" (in http://www.peckhamsociety.org.uk/?p=527)
Occupation: Quill Merchant Sentenced with brother on 21 October 1861 for "Feloniously setting fire to a certain house, with intent to defraud the Globe Insurance Company." [https://www.oldbaileyonline.org/browse.jsp?id=t18611021-908&div=t18611021-908&terms=nunhead#highlight]