Donald Mcdonald

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Summary

Born
Unknown
Conviction
Horse theft
Departure
May 1792
Arrival
Oct 1792
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: Donald Mcdonald
Gender: Male
Born: Unknown
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Unknown
Aliases: Donald The Duke

Crime

Crime: Horse theft
Convicted at: Inverness Court of Justiciary
Sentence term: 99 years

Voyage

Departed: 30th May 1792
Arrival: 7th Oct 1792
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

Donald Mcdonald was transported on the Royal Admiral, departing 30th May 1792 and arriving 7th Oct 1792 with 349 passengers.

The Royal Admiral was built at Lynn in 1828. Convicts were transported to New South Wales on the Royal Admiral in 1830, 1833, 1835 and to Van Diemen's Land in 1842. 1833 - Ship; Royal Admiral. Commenced fitting as a Convict Transport at Deptford on the 29 March. Surgeon Superintendent [Andrew Henderson] joined on the 3rd April. Guard embarked on the 13th. Sailed on the 17th and anchored in Kingston Barbour near Dublin on the 9th May. 220 convicts embarked on the 16 May 1833 and the ship sailed from Dublin Bay for Sydney on the 4th June and arrived there on the 20 October. Originally embarked with 221 convicts, 5 Died at sea, 1 was Relanded. 11 sick on shore, The convicts were described as 220 such wretchedly debilitated creatures ... Refer to the surgeons journal for full details

Royal AdmiralRoyal Admiral (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 189 (95)
Source DescriptionThis 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 SourceGreat Britain. Home Office
Compiled ByState Library of Queensland
Database SourceBritish convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database

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Convict Notes

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The Scots Magazine - Thursday 01 April 1790 p. 47 "The Court was opened at Inverness on Wednesday, April 21, by Lord Henderland - Donald Macdonald alias Donald the Duke, Roderick Macdonald alias Macjames vic Gorry, and Donald Kennedy alias Donald in Rioch, were, upon their own confession, found guilty of stealing a number of horses, and were sentenced to be whipt and transported for life."