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Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Frederick Leyburn was transported on the Bussorah Merchant, departing 1st Oct 1829 and arriving 18th Jan 1830 with 200 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 HO11/7, Page Number 210 |
| 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
Trade; Clerk aged 29 years old. Status; Married - 2 children 1847 - Hobart Q.S. 4 January 1847. Offence; Stealing a waistcoat Height; 5 ft 4 inches aged 46 years old [born abt 1801] Trade; Linen draper. Status; Married - no children. Wife; Eliza, Goulburn Street. CON16/1/3 Pages 342-343 1867 - Cascades Invalid Depot. Name: Layburn, Frederick Admission dates: 17 Aug 1867 Ship to colony: Bussorah Merchant. House of Assembly Paper no. 63 of 1871 page 16 1876 - Possible Death Record. Name: Layburn, Frederick Date of death: 14 Jan 1876. Aged; 69 years old, Pauper. At the Cascades Pauper Establishment [Born London, England] RGD35/1/8 no 3207 ** NOTE; Ages and dates as per the original regiesters.