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Transportation
George Haldane was transported on the Lord Hungerford, departing 30th Jun 1821 and arriving 26th Dec 1821 with 228 passengers.
Lord Hungerford (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/4, Page Number 61 (32) |
| 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
FOOTNOTE: Although he had no previous convictions, George Haldane of West Bow, Edinburgh, had appeared on a High Court Precognition record in 1819 - along with Walter Cunningham, Archibald Orr, George Hepburn, John MacPherson and Charles Nicol - for the crime of theft. Of the six, only Walter Cunningham was subsequently tried on that charge. Cunningham was convicted and sentenced to transportation for 7 years, arriving in VDL per the Maria in 1820 (see Walter Cunningham’s record at https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts/cunningham/walter/98280).
1821: Precognition against Archibald Orr and George Haldane for the crime of theft. Accused: Archibald Orr, Age: Child, no occupation, Address: Prisoner in Edinburgh. [Note: All subsequent records give his age at this time as 23, so he was clearly not a child.] Accused: George Haldane, unemployed, formerly in Edinburgh militia, Address: Prisoner in Edinburgh (see National Records of Scotland; Reference AD14/21/33A). --0-- 1821, 17 March: Trial papers for Archibald Orr and George Haldane, present prisoners in the jail of Edinburgh, for the crime of theft. Description - Plea: Not guilty. Verdict: Guilty. Sentence: Transportation beyond the seas for a period of 14 years (see National Records of Scotland; Reference JC26/1821/72). --00-- 1821, 14 July: George Haldane, aged 23, was admitted to the Retribution hulk at Woolwich, along with Archibald Orr, 23. They were sent from there for transportation on 28 July 1821 (see UK, Prison Hulk Registers and Letter Books, 1802-1849). --0-- CRIME: Archibald Orr's VDL Conduct Record lists their crime as theft from the person.
New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, Tasmania. 1826 No; 391 Name; George Haldane Ship arrived by; Lord Hungerford To whom assigned; ABSCONDED; 16 May 1824 1833 - New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, Tasmania. "ABSCONDED 1824"
Hobart Town Gazette, 4 Mar 1825 Absconded prisoners George Haldane, 391, 5 ft. 4½ in. dark brown hair, grey eyes, 25 years of age, a cabinet maker, tried at Edinburgh March 17, 1821, sentence 14 years, arrived in the Lord Hungerford 1820, scar under right eye, man and woman and heart and laurel on right arm, absconded from the Public Works May 16,1824—£2 Reward.