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Transportation
John Dickson was transported on the Nile, departing 18th Sep 1857 and arriving 1st Jan 1858 with 271 passengers.
Nile (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 93, Class and Piece Number HO11/18, Page Number 251 (127). Western Australia, Australia, Convict Records, 1846-1930; Convict Department Registers (128/38 - 39). |
| 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
FOOTNOTE: Compiled from newspaper reports of the trial (including Glasgow Courier & Scottish Guardian, Glasgow): "John Dickson, charged with robbing, in so far as on the 24th February last, he attacked and assaulted George Glendinning Brown, salesman, and dragged him into a close in Crown Street, Hutchesontown, seized him by the throat, forced him against a wall and by force and violence robbed him a silver watch, chain and guard. It appeared from the evidence that the complainant was passing up Crown Street about one o’clock on the morning in question, when a female with a child in her arms accosted him and asked a trivial question. The young man had not answered the query when he was seized by the prisoner, who dragged him into a close. After grasping him by the throat, which he firmly compressed, he robbed him of his watch. The panel [accused] was sentenced to 15 years' transportation, Lord Cowan characterising the crime as a most daring act of street robbery." (https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/)
From his Fremantle jail record: DICKSON, John; #4582, arrived 1 Jan, 1858, per Nile Date of Birth: 1827 Marital Status: Married Occupation: Labourer Literacy: Illiterate Sentence Place: Glasgow, Lanark, England Crime: Pickpocket with violence Sentence Period: 15 years Ticket of Leave Date: 27 Feb 1860 Conditional Pardon Date: 28 Nov 1862 (https://fremantleprison.com.au).
CRIME contd: Various documents describe his offence in slightly different terms from that of the Court documents. On his WA Convict record, it's called robbery from the person. On his Fremantle jail record, it's listed as pickpocketing with violence. --00--
CRIME: 1856: National Records of Scotland -- Reference AD14/56/55 Precognition against John Dickson for the crime of robbery. Accused: John Dickson, Origin: Native of Glasgow. --0-- TRIAL: 29 April, 1856: National Records of Scotland -- Reference JC26/1856/144 Trial papers relating to John Dickson for the crime of robbery. Tried at High Court, Glasgow. Accused: John Dickson, Verdict: Guilty, Sentence: Transportation - 15 years.