Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Murdoch Mcaulay was transported on the Pyrenees, departing 31st Jan 1853 and arriving 30th Apr 1853 with 296 passengers.
Pyrenees (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 93, Class and Piece Number HO11/18, Page Number 29 (16) |
| 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 |
Claims
"Murdoch Cameron McAulay was my great, great grandfather."
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Convict Notes
It is thought that somebody wanted Murdoch McAulay out of the way in Scotland, because Scottish courts rarely transported anyone to Australia. Anyone convicted of an offence, serious enough to be transported, would not get their Ticket of Leave, the day after arriving at Fremantle Prison. Murdo didn’t drown, he suffered from ‘miner’s phthisis’ (tuberculosis/silicosis), a debilitating lung disease from the silica dust and that of explosives in gold mines. When he had had enough and couldn’t go on, he went to a disused mineshaft on the hill above his home, tied a rope around his neck, the other end to a large rock and threw himself into the shaft. His wife never reported him missing for almost a week and his body was found shortly after.
Received TOL day after arrival at Fremantle Prison on 01/05/1853. Granted conditional pardon 19/08/1854 and settled in Andersons Creek (Warrandyte) Victoria. Committed suicide by drowning 22.06/1886. Married Margaret Cobey in Melbourne and moved to Andersons Creek. Had 3 children and was a pioneer of the area.