John Mcgregor

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Summary

Born
Jan 1811
Conviction
Stealing from a Dwelling House
Departure
Sep 1826
Arrival
Feb 1827
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: John Mcgregor
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1811
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Labourer - general

Crime

Convicted at: Edinburgh Court of Justiciary
Sentence term: 14 years

Voyage

Departed: 21st Sep 1826
Ship: Albion
Arrival: 14th Feb 1827
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

John Mcgregor was transported on the Albion, departing 21st Sep 1826 and arriving 14th Feb 1827 with 192 passengers.

AlbionAlbion (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 84
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

Maureen Withey avatar
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on 14th March 2026

Absconded. 1.M'Gregor John, Albion, 20, Labourer, Edinburgh, 4 feet 5 1/2, hazle eyes, brown hair, ruddy freckled comp. from No. 27 Road Gang. Sydney Gazette, 5 April 1831.

Maureen Withey avatar
341
on 6th March 2026

NSW 1828 Census Index. John McGregor, Albion, Hospital, Newcastle.

Maureen Withey avatar
341
on 13th November 2019

Euryalus hulk record. HO-9-2-4 page 1 Fourteen from the Justicia Hulk, 9 May 1825 John McGregor, No 251, age 14, Crime, House breaking, Edinburgh, 15 Nov 1824, sentence - 14 years, How disposed of - NSW Albion, 10 Sept 1826. The prison hulk, the Euryalus, an ex-frigate of the Trafalgar fleet, was moored at Chatham. Over the twenty years that this hulk serviced juveniles, about 2,500 boys of fourteen and under passed through. There were also considerable numbers of older boys both in the juvenile hulk and distributed among the other hulks. From the Euryalus, boys were transported both to New South Wales and to Van Diemen’s Land.