Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
David Horn was transported on the Maitland, departing 19th Mar 1840 and arriving 14th Jul 1840 with 307 passengers.
Built 1810 at Calcutta. Wood ship of 648 Tons.
Maitland (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/12, Page Number 170 |
| 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
National Records of Scotland Title Precognition against David Horn for the crime of theft by housebreaking, habit and repute, and previous conviction Dates 1839 Accused David Horn, weaver, Address: High Street, Kirkintulloch, Dumbarton. Verdict: Guilty, Verdict Comments: Guilty in terms of own confession, Sentence: Transportation - 10 years. Note: Pannel cannot write. David Horn was 15 years old on arrival. Native Place: Dumbartonshire. David was literate, protestant, single, 5'2" tall, dark sallow complexion, Brown hair and eyes, small scar on upper part of nose, scar back of forefinger of left hand. David Horn is not listed on the NSW Gov. Convict Records site. The only mention of a David Horn/Horne in the newspapers on 'Trove' was in Victoria, first at Woodend, a farmer who went insolvent, and then as a train driver in Melbourne. Notes: The David Horn that died in 1867 in NSW was 23 and died of consumption.