John Donald

John Donald, one of 224 convicts transported on the Gilmore, 31 October 1831

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	John Donald
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1800
Occupation:	Ploughman
Date of Death:	-
Age:	-

Life Span

Male median life span was 51 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 14 years

Crime:	Sheep-stealing
Convicted at:	Glasgow Court of Justiciary
Sentence term:	14 years
Ship:	Gilmore
Departure date:	31st October, 1831
Arrival date:	22nd March, 1832
Place of arrival	Van Diemen's Land
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 224 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 217 (111). Tasmanian Archives-convict record http://search.archives.tas.gov.au/ImageViewer/image_viewer.htm?CON31-1-10,193,88,L,49.
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 Project.

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Community Contributions

Nell Murphy on 15th April, 2018 wrote:

John DONALD was convicted at Glasgow Court, Scotland on 28 April 1831 for stealing sheep. Had been in prison before. 14 yr transportation sentence. Sent to Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania) per the ship ‘Gilmore’ arriving 22 March 1832.

Married man, 4 children. (ref. noted on Conduct Record)
Aged 32 yrs (ref. noted on Convict record)
Trade - ploughman

Colony of VDL:
Assigned to work service.

7 July 1838: Ticket of Leave granted.

9 July 1842: Conditional Pardon approved - no. 571.

30 Oct 1850: Free Certificate issued.

Convict Changes History

Nell Murphy on 15th April, 2018 made the following changes:

source: Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 217 (111). Tasmanian Archives-convict record http://search.archives.tas.gov.au/ImageViewer/image_viewer.htm?CON31-1-10,193,88,L,49. (prev. Australian