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Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
John Douglas was transported on the Lady East, departing 4th Nov 1824 and arriving 9th Apr 1825 with 212 passengers.
Lady East (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/5, Page Number 218 |
| 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 Archives. Criminal Petitions. HO 17/7/161834 Jan Prisoner name(s): John Douglas. Court and date of trial: Edinburgh High Court of Justiciary, 24th December 1823. Crime: Robbery of a silver hunting watch and sixteen shillings from the person of James Anderson on 1st November, 1823. Initial sentence: Death. Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): A petition from the victim, James Anderson states that the prisoner, when carrying out the crime, used no other violence than tripping the victim and causing him to fall on some soft sand, refraining from any real violence. The unanimous recommendation of the jury for mercy had the support of the victim who was conscious of the harm that would otherwise ensue for the prisoner's respectable relatives. Other papers: Letter dated 31st December 1823 from the Lord Justice Clerk, D. Boyle, to Robert Peel, Home Secretary. Printed Indictment. Notes of the evidence at the trial. Copy of a declaration by the prisoner.