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John Cawfrae Hagg was transported on the Nile, departing 18th Sep 1857 and arriving 1st Jan 1858 with 271 passengers.
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| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 93, Class and Piece Number HO11/18, Page Number 250. Western Australia, Australia, Convict Records, 1846-1930; Convict Department Registers (128/38 - 39). |
| 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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OTHER: BACK IN ENGLAND... A TICKET OF LEAVE IN 1854 PCOM 3/11/1065 Description: Licence number 1065: John Hogg. Convicted of Theft aggravated by opening lockfast places and by previous conviction at the High Court of Justiciary at Edinburgh, Scotland, 03 February 1851. Then aged 21 years and by trade a Labourer. Sentence: 7 years' transportation. Licence granted: 17 May 1854, for early release from Warrior hulk prison [moored at Woolwich]. Date: 1854, May 17 Held by: The National Archives, Kew (https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C10137364).


From his Fremantle jail record: HOGG, John Cawfrae; #4543, arrived 1 Jan 1858 per Nile Alias: HAGG Date of Birth: 1825 Marital Status: Unmarried Occupation: Miner Literacy: Literate Sentence Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Crime: Theft Sentence Period: 14 years Previous Convictions: Yes Ticket of Leave Date: 21 Jan 1860 Conditional Pardon Date: 24 Jul 1862 (https://fremantleprison.com.au/).


TRIAL: 23 June 1856: National Records of Scotland -- Reference JC26/1856/366 Trial papers relating to William Morrison and John Carfrae Hogg for the crime of theft by opening lockfast places at Juniper Green, Colinton, Edinburghshire. Tried at High Court, Edinburgh. Accused: William Morrison, married, Verdict: Guilty, Verdict Comments: Guilty in terms of own confession - theft, Sentence: Imprisonment - 9 months. Note: Pannel pleaded guilty as libelled, with the exception of the aggravation of opening lockfast places. Pannel cannot write. Pannel to serve sentence in the prison of Edinburgh. Accused: John Carfrae Hogg, Verdict: Guilty, Verdict Comments: Guilty in terms of own confession, Sentence: Transportation - 14 years. Previous convictions: theft - High Court of Justiciary, Edinburgh, 3 February 1851, under the name of John Hogg. [Note: He was sentenced to transportation for 7 years in 1851 for "theft by housebreaking and opening lockfast places" at two locations in Edinburgh. At his sentencing, it was noted that he had a previous conviction for theft by housebreaking, handed down by Edinburgh police court on 14 February, 1846.] --00--


CRIME: 1856: National Records of Scotland -- Reference AD14/56/302 Precognition against John Carfrae Hogg and William Morrison for the crime of theft by opening lockfast places at Juniper Green, Colinton, Edinburghshire. Accused: John Carfrae Hogg, Age: 33, labourer, Address: Residing with Barbara McGregor, cowfeeder, Ramage's Cottage, Village, Juniper Green, Colinton, Edinburgh, Origin: Born in Edinburgh Accused: William Morrison, married, Age: 36, labourer, Address: Canongate, Edinburgh, Origin: Born in Edinburgh. Victim: Barbara McGregor, Ramage's Cottage, Juniper Green, Colinton, Edinburghshire -- employer of John Carfrae Hogg. --0--