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Voyage
Transportation
William Gourlay was transported on the Bussorah Merchant, departing 1st Oct 1829 and arriving 18th Jan 1830 with 200 passengers.
The Bussorah Merchant was built at Calcutta in 1818, 531 tons. The ship transported convicts from England in 1828 to New South Wales, from Ireland in 1829/30 to Hobart, Van Diemen's Land and in 1831 another voyage to Sydney, New South Wales. (The ship also made voyages to Australia, in 1837, 1839 & 1845 with free immigrants.)
Bussorah Merchant (generic)References
| Primary Source | UK Prison Hulk Registers HO9/2 & 4. Ancestry.com. Libraries Tasmania. Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 216 |
| 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
Prison Hulk ship Justitia moored at Woolwich, received 7 May 1828, aged 14, Offence Theft, transferred to hulk ship Euryalus 15 August 1828 Prison Hulk ship Euryalus moored at Chatham, received 17 August 1828, aged 14, Offence Theft, transferred VDL Bussorah Merchant 23 September 1829
Conduct Record: Tried 10 April 1828 for Stealing from the person, Free Certificate No. 597/1844 https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON31-1-15$init=CON31-1-15P176 Description List No. 639: aged 16, Trade Errand boy https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON18-1-1$init=CON18-1-1P65
seems to be my great great grandfather from county antrim in ireland