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Voyage
Transportation
Andrew Johnson was transported on the Bussorah Merchant, departing 24th Mar 1828 and arriving 26th Jul 1828 with 170 passengers.
The Bussorah Merchant was built at Calcutta in 1818, 531 tons. The ship transported convicts from England in 1828 to New South Wales, from Ireland in 1829/30 to Hobart, Van Diemen's Land and in 1831 another voyage to Sydney, New South Wales. (The ship also made voyages to Australia, in 1837, 1839 & 1845 with free immigrants.)
Bussorah Merchant (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 361 (182) |
| 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
Old Bailey Online ANDREW JOHNSON. Theft; theft from a specified place. 10th January 1828. Text type Trial account Defendants ANDREW JOHNSON Offences Theft > Theft from place Session Date 10th January 1828 Reference Number t18280110-82 Verdicts Guilty Punishments Transportation 338. ANDREW JOHNSON was indicted for stealing, on the 13th of December , 1 fixture, (i. e.) 1 copper, value 20s., the goods of Christopher Charles Foster , and fixed to a certain building . CHRISTOPHER CHARLES FOSTER. I rent a house, No. 29, Watney-street, St. George's in the East , but did not live there on the 13th of December: it was my house, but unoccupied; I had left a copper there the beginning of May - I had seen it safe about two months ago, in the back kitchen. RICHARD WILLIAMS . I am a clerk at the West India Docks. On the morning of the 13th of December I was standing at my door, which is the next house to this, at a quarter to seven o'clock, and saw the prisoner come out with a copper - a woman was with him - I ran after him, and said, "Halloo, you thief!" he threw the copper at me, and ran off - I struck him with a boot which I had in my hand, and pursued - I overtook him, and knocked him down - the woman came up - he got up - I still pursued, and took him again: I saw the copper compared with the place - it fitted exactly. WILLIAM SUMMERS . I am an officer, and received the prisoner in charge. This bunch of skeleton-keys was picked up on the spot where the prisoner was knocked down - one of them has a little blood on it; the prisoner was bleeding at the mouth.(Property produced and sworn to.) Prisoner's Defence. I did not come out of the house. GUILTY . Aged 56. Transported for Seven Years .