Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
James Mcalpen was transported on the England, departing 28th Apr 1826 and arriving 18th Sep 1826 with 148 passengers.
England (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 25 (14) |
| 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, UK. 1 individual petition (the prisoner) on behalf of James McAlpine, convicted at Edinburgh on 28 December 1825 for uttering forged notes in Glasgow. Grounds for clemency: he asks for the same sentence as his accomplice [not named] who has equal guilt, but has an MP, Mr Brooks[?], to speak on his behalf and the prisoner has a wife and a family to support. Initial sentence: banishment [transportation] for life. Annotated: 'To be considered when the Petition comes from his fellow prisoner.' Medical Journal of the England 1826: Folio 12: 26 May 1826, ordered James McAlpine's irons to be removed being surgery man, John Pocock's sawyer and George Shepherd's joiner to assist the carpenter, also George Fincher's and Robert Turner's being cooks for the convicts. 1835: TOL Murray 1836: TOL Murray