Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
John Macallister was transported on the Nile, departing 18th Sep 1857 and arriving 1st Jan 1858 with 271 passengers.
Nile (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 93, Class and Piece Number HO11/18, Page Number 238. --00-- Western Australia, Australia, Convict Records, 1846-1930; Convict Department, Registers; Convicts Transported Per Nile (R32) |
| 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
IN WA: From his Fremantle jail record: McALLISTER, John; inmate #4744, arrived 1 Jan 1858 per Nile Alias: MacALLISTER Date of Birth: 1829 Marital Status: Unmarried Occupation: Carpenter, biscuit baker Literacy: Semiliterate Sentence Place: Liverpool, Lancashire, England Crime: House breaking Sentence Period: 6 years penal servitude Previous Convictions: Yes Ticket of Leave Date: 23 Aug 1860 Conditional Pardon Date: 21 Mar 1862 Comments: To South Australia, 11 Aug 1866 (https://fremantleprison.com.au/). --00--
September, 1857: Sent from Chatham, #15/1109, to board the Nile for transportation to WA (Western Australia, Australia, Convict Records, 1846-1930; Convict Department, Registers; Convicts Transported Per Nile (R32)). ==00==
22 May, 1857: Chatham prison in Kent; inmate 1109; behaviour "good". --0--
21 July, 1856: Wakefield gaol; 19, single, biscuit baker; in separate confinement for 8 months 17 days -- behaviour "good". --0--
JAILS: 1856: Liverpool gaol -- in separate confinement for 2 months 18 days. --0--
TRIAL: 21 August, 1856: Convicted at Liverpool QS and sentenced to 6 years' penal servitude for breaking and entering William Maddock's store and stealing -- with five others -- two pistols, 36 knives, 24 razors, 1 coat, 1 vest and 1 silk dress and other property. Previous conviction taken into account in sentencing (UK, Prison Commission Records, 1770-1951; Liverpool Gaol; Calendar of Trials to 1874). --00--