Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
John Gowans was transported on the Bangalore, departing 1st Jan 1850 and arriving 30th Apr 1850 with 302 passengers.
Built 1843 at Jersey. Wood barque of 877 Tons.
Bangalore (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/16, Page Number 164 |
| 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
13-Aug-1851: Ticket of Leave cancelled for being absent from District. Illegally at large. The undermentioned prisoners of the Crown being absent from their Districts, are illegally at large :- John Gowans, Bangalore, 21, Sutherlandshire, shepherd, 5 feet 4 3/4 inches, ruddy comp,, brown hair, grey eyes, hairy mole on right jaw, legs hairy ; from ticket of leave, Moreton Bay, since June, 1851. [New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900), [No. 93], Page 1351. - 15 August 1851]
12-May-1847: John Gowans, printer, of Arthur Street, Edinburgh, tried for the crime of theft, habit and repute at Niddry Street, Edinburgh. Tried at High Court, Edinburgh. Victim William Rutherford, Niddry Street, Edinburgh. Verdict: Guilty, Sentence: Transportation - 7 years Previous convictions: theft - Edinburgh sheriff court, 22 August 1844 [National Records of Scotland, High Court of Justiciary processes, JC26/1847/598] 1850: Ticket of Leave. District of Moreton Bay, Brisbane, Queensland. [NSW Archives: Ticket of leave butts, NRS-12202 Series Date Range 31-03-1827 to 13-12-1875, [4/4223; Reel 964] ] 15-May-1850: Sentenced to 7 days solitary confinement for drunkenness. First Brisbane Gaol. [The Moreton Bay Courier (Brisbane, Qld. : 1846 - 1861), Page 2-3. - 25 May 1850]