Name: | Francis Johnston |
Aliases: | none |
Gender: | m |
Date of Birth: | 1792 |
Occupation: | Shipwright |
Date of Death: | 19th October, 1840 |
Age: | 48 years |
Life Span
Male median life span was 51 years*
* Median life span based on contributions
Sentence Severity
Sentenced to Life
Crime: | Murder |
Convicted at: | Glasgow Court of Justiciary |
Sentence term: | Life |
Ship: | Gilmore |
Departure date: | 31st October, 1831 |
Arrival date: | 22nd March, 1832 |
Place of arrival | Van Diemen's Land |
Passenger manifest | Travelled with 224 other convicts |
Primary source: | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 217 (111) |
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 Project. |
D Wong on 8th September, 2017 wrote:
National Records of Scotland
Precognition against Francis Johnston, Francis Johnston for the crime of murder at McKellar’s Land, Taylor’s Close, Greenock
Dates 1831
Accused Francis Johnston, ship carpenter, Address: McKellar’s Land, Taylor’s Close, Greenock
Victim: Margaret Johnston, wife of Francis Johnston, ship carpenter (accused), McKellar’s Land, Taylor’s Close, Greenock
Verdict: Guilty, Verdict Comments: Guilty - culpable homicide, Sentence: Penal servitude - life.
Francis Johnston was 39 years old on arrival in VDL - he was 5’6¾” tall, dark complexion, dark brown hair and whiskers, light grey eyes.
Widower with 3 children.
Worked in the Marine Department.
5/7/1839: TOL
19/10/1840: Francis died (in the Hospital) aged 45.
D Wong on 8th September, 2017 made the following changes:
date of birth: 1792 (prev. 0000), date of death: 19th October, 1840 (prev. 0000), gender: m, occupation, crime
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