Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Alexander Mcdonald was transported on the Dudbrook, departing 17th Nov 1852 and arriving 7th Feb 1853 with 235 passengers.
Dudbrook (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/17, Page Number 572 |
| 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
FOOTNOTE: Patrick Timmons was also transported to WA but left England almost 5 years after Alexander McDonald. He went per the Nile, and arrived on 1 January, 1858. His bio is at https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts/timmons/patrick/61086.
From his Fremantle jail record: McDONALD, Alexander; inmate #1495, arrived 7 Feb 1853 per Dudbrook Date of Birth: 1834 Marital Status: Unmarried Occupation: Labourer Sentence Date: 1851 Sentence Place: Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England Crime: Robbery with violence Sentence Period: 10 years Previous Convictions: Yes Ticket of Leave Date: 16 May 1854 Certificate of Freedom Date: 3 Apr 1865 Comments: To Victoria, 4 Mar 1874 (https://fremantleprison.com.au/). --00--
NEWSPAPER report of his trial: From the Newcastle Journal, Saturday 02 August 1851, p5: “NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE ASSIZES… ALEX. McDONALD (17), PATRICK TIMMONS(12),and MARY ANN BRITTAIN (19), were charged with having, on the 21st of March last, feloniously assaulted and put in bodily fear and danger of his life one Wm. Lyth, and violently stolen from his person a purse containing a sovereign, sixteen shillings, and other monies, his property. The prosecutor was a sailor, and had been at Tynemouth Races, where he met the prisoner, and was in her company some time, when they were joined by other parties, and the felony charged was committed. Guilty.— To be transported for ten years.” (https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/) —0—
TRIAL: 31 July, 1851: He was convicted at Newcastle Upon Tyne Assizes of robbery with others with violence, and sentenced to 10 years’ transportation. —0—