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Voyage
Transportation
Alexander Dalton was transported on the Caledonia, departing 5th Jul 1820 and arriving 17th Nov 1820 with 150 passengers.
Ship Name: Caledonia (1) Rig Type: S. Built: Sunderland Build Year: 1815 Size (tons): 412 Voyage Details Source. Claim a Convict website. http://www.hawkesbury.net.au/claimaconvict/shipDetails.php?shipId=186
Caledonia (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 340 |
| 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
For being drunk and disorderly he was ordered on 12 December 1820 to work for the government for 12 days. On 22 May 1821 he was sentenced to 50 lashes, to work the same hours as the gaol gang for three months, and to be confined at nights for beating his overseer. For wilfully and corruptly committing perjury (he swore in court that a convict charged with robbery had a different name) he was sentenced to 100 lashes on 6 July 1822 and was ordered to serve the remainder of his sentence at the Macquarie Harbour penal settlement. On 21 August 1822 he was sentenced to 25 lashes for neglect of duty.
War Office Records. Registers Court Martial. https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1606814777/view Private Alex. Dalton, Private, in 64th Regt, Tried at Gibraltar, 18 Nov, 1818 for Desertion. Sentences: Transportation for 14 years; Case sent 26 December 1818 for confirmation before the Prince Regent.