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Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Peter Fraser was transported on the Merchantman, departing 10th Oct 1862 and arriving 14th Feb 1863 with 192 passengers.
1018 ton ship built in Sunderland 1852/53. Two (2) voyages to Australia with convict transportee's - both to Western Australia. On these voyages, she also carried 'Pensioner Guards' and their families, a few free passengers and soldiers. The 1862 voyage went via Bermuda and picked up British and local prisoners.
Merchantman (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 93, Class and Piece Number HO11/18, Page Number 505 (254) |
| 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
Note: This case came to notice whilst examining 'Musselburgh Police Charge Book' held at Edinburgh City Archives. Musselburgh is a town 7 miles east of Edinburgh and was then located in the County of Edinburgh. The case dated 13 July 1857 in the Charge Book records Peter Fraser, Henry Orsben and Adam Carse 'all labourers from Edinburgh' charged with housebreaking and theft of leather from Messer J & D Legats, Mill Hill, Musselburgh; along with a fourth accused James Paterson 'Spirit Dealer, Edinburgh' who was charged with reset of the stolen goods. The case was dealt with by County Police Inspector Murray based at County HQ in Edinburgh. The sentences recorded in the Charge Book (that could only have been imposed by the High Court of Justiciary) were - Peter Fraser transported 15 years; Henry Orsben and Adam Carse transported 7 years; and James Paterson 12 months imprisonment. The subsequent October 1862 transportation probably results from the first part of the new 'penal servitude' sentence being served in the UK. However, there is no trace on Convict Records of the transportation of Orsben and Carse. See also McGowan, John (2022) Policing the Metropolis of Scotland, 1833-1861 (Edinburgh City Archives) Volume 1, p 1447.