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Alexander Fraser was transported on the Layton, departing 26th Aug 1835 and arriving 10th Dec 1835 with 272 passengers.
1829 Voyage - Source; The Sydney Monitor. Sat 14 Nov 1829. Page 3. Shipping Intelligence. Arrivals.- On Sunday the Layton from Sheerness, with 190 male prisoners, Surgeon Superintendent Dr. James Osborne, R. N. Lieutenant Miller, 40th Regt; and 29 soldiers of different corps, 4 women and 3 children. Mustered; 188. Died on Voyage; 2. Total 190 Embarked.
Layton (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/10, Page Number 134 |
| 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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That Alexander Fraser sometime a Gentleman’s servant and Margaret Wright, servant presently in custody stand charged First with wickedly and feloniously stealing and theftuously carrying away: - 2 blankets, 2 table cloths, a half-sheet, a square of silk, a hearth rug, a piece of pack-sheet, a cork screw, 3 bottles, 8 moulded candles, a linen or cotton shirt - 3 gallons of whisky, 3 pounds of tea - A glass bottle or case containing the kidneys and renal capsules of a child born without a brain, or containing some other anatomical preparation (Property of the Royal College of Surgeons) - 15 pounds in bank notes - A man’s hat with a crape ribbon fastened around it - A pound of snuff, 4 snuff boxes: oval shaped, a Tam O’Shanter painted on the lid, yellow painted, and fancy tartan painted (found not guilty) Sentenced to 7 years transportation to Van Diemans Land While on the prison hulk awaiting transportation put in irons for giving spirits away Sailed on the convict ship ‘Layton’ [26] August 1835, arrived Hobart December 1835 April 1836 Received 36 lashes for being ‘extremely insolent and disrespectful’, sentence extended by 2 years May 1837 6 weeks hard labour for being absent without leave April 1838 12 months hard labour in chains for being drunk and assaulting the Chief District Constable July 1840 received Ticket of Leave September 1840 Daughter Elizabeth born to Ann Guard December 1840 1 hour in the stocks for being out after hours in a disorderly house January 1841 Married Ann Guard 1844 Received Certificate of Freedom