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Voyage
Transportation
Margaret Cockburn was transported on the Mellish, departing 27th May 1830 and arriving 22nd Sep 1830 with 118 passengers.
1830 - From the Surgeons Notes. General Remarks of the Medical Journal. Number of Women and Children on Board. Total Women including Free women; 132 with a total of 61 Children
Mellish (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 369 (187) |
| 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
Place of origin: Berkshire No; 153. Trial; 15 July 1829 Several convictions for similar crimes. Scottish Indexes - High Court of Justiciary Trial Papers Title Trial papers relating to Margaret or Jess Cockburn Name Margaret or Jess Cockburn alias Johnston alias Wilson Role Accused Crime Using and uttering base coin Crime Location Grocer's shop, Potterrow, Edinburgh Trial Date 15 July 1829 Trial Location Edinburgh Verdict Guilty Sentence Transportation - 7 years Previous Convictions Using and uttering base coin - 29 August 1829 NRS Reference JC26/1829/329 Notes Pannel cannot write. Victim; Isabella Howden, Grocer's Shop, Potterrow, Edinburgh
Death: 1859 Parramatta, N.S.W. Australia Marriage: 1839 Parramatta, N.S.W. Australia George William Harvey Transported from Tasmania (Van Diemens Land 1837) to Sydney as a House Servant