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Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Gersham Elder was transported on the Bengal Merchant, departing 27th Sep 1834 and arriving 30th Jan 1835 with 270 passengers.
Bengal Merchant (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 443 (223) |
| 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
Gersham Elder was 19 years old when convicted, along with his sister Barbara, who was found not guilty, and Alison Watt, also not guilty, of the theft of money at Barrack Street, Dundee. The victim was William Morris, Pitmiddle, Kinnard, Perth. 1841: TOL Penrith 1844: A Runaway, apprehended after absconding from Henry Wilson, Bathurst Road on the 5th September. 24/3/1847: COF Sometime in the 1840's Gersham made his way to Melbourne. His sister Barbara and her husband William Andrews had emigrated in 1839 per John Barry. Gersham had another sister Janet, in Scotland. Gersham was a portrait painter who lived and worked in Melbourne. October 1853: Gersham died in debt to his sister Barbara, for board and laundering, shortly after returning to Scotland. (Barbara must have returned also).