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Voyage
Transportation
Thomas Faulds was transported on the Scindian, departing 27th Feb 1850 and arriving 1st Jun 1850 with 77 passengers.
Scindian (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/16, Page Number 180 The Perth Gazette and Independent Journal of Politics and News 1850 Jul 26 p/4: List of convicts per Scindian given Ticket of Leave |
| 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
JAILS: 23 March, 1848: Sent from Millbank prison in Pimlico, Thomas Faulds was admitted to Pentoville prison, Caledonian Road, London. Listed as inmate #1712; next of kin -- Father Thomas Faulds, slater, 44 Newlynn Street, Glasgow; single, one previous conviction for vagrancy; “good” character from Millbank. Other details as below: NAME: Thos Faulds MARITAL STATUS: Single CRIMINAL ADMISSION AGE: 21 RECORD TYPE: Register BIRTH DATE: 1827 BIRTH PLACE: Stockwell Street Glasgow OCCUPATION: Iron Moulder CRIMINAL CHARGE: Robbery SENTENCE: 14 Years CRIMINAL ADMISSION DATE: 23 Mar 1848 CRIMINAL ADMISSION PLACE: Middlesex, England JAIL: Pentonville Prison FATHER: Thos Faulds SOURCE DESCRIPTION: Pentonville Prison, Middlesex: Register of Prisoners (UK, Prison Commission Records, 1770-1951 for Thos Faulds; Pentonville Prison; Register of Prisoners; 1847-1849). --0--
NEWSPAPER REPORT OF TRIAL: 1 October, 1847: “GLASGOW AUTUMN CIRCUIT… Alexander M’Queen, Thomas McLauchlan, Thomas Faulds, and John Dewar, were charged with assaulting, robbing, and stealing, from the person of John McLaren, sheriff-officer…on the 13th April, 1847, a gold watch and chain... The prisoners all pled not guilty. After a lengthened trial, and addresses to the Jury from the Depute-Advocate and White, counsel for the prisoners, and the summing of Lord Wood, the Jury returned a verdict of guilty against McQueen, McLauchlan, and Faulds and the charge against Dewar not proven. Dewar was dismissed from the bar, and the other three sentenced each to fourteen years’ transportation. The prisoners on being removed from the bar behaved in a very improper manner.” (Greenock Advertiser, p1) --00--
28/9/1847: TRIAL NAME: Thomas Faulds ROLE: Accused CRIME COMMITTED: Robbery TRIAL DATE: 28 Sep 1847 TRIAL LOCATION: Lanarkshire, Scotland COURT HOUSE: Glasgow VERDICT: Guilty SENTENCE: Transportation - 14 Years RELATED TRIAL PAPERS: Jc26/1847/427 RELATED PRECOGNITIONS: Ad14/47/388 -- Note: Co-accused Alexander McQueen, Verdict: Guilty, Sentence: Transportation - 14 years; and Thomas McLauchlan, Verdict: Guilty, Sentence: Transportation - 14 years. Co-accused John Dewar, Verdict: Not proven, Sentence: Assoilzied simpliciter and dismissed. --00--
1847: PRECOGNITION NAME: Thomas Faulds RESIDENCE: New Vennel, Glasgow, Lanarkshire ROLE: Accused CRIME COMMITTED: Robbery TRIAL DATE: 1847 TRIAL LOCATION: Scotland ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: moulder RELATED TRIAL PAPERS: Ad14/47/388 -- Note: Also accused were John Dewar, weaver, Address: Bridgeton, Glasgow; Thomas McLauchlan, moulder, Address: Saltmarket Street, Glasgow; and Alexander McQueen, painter, Address: Bell Street, Glasgow (https://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk/). --0--