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Transportation
James Mcmanus was transported on the Nile, departing 18th Sep 1857 and arriving 1st Jan 1858 with 271 passengers.
Nile (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 93, Class and Piece Number HO11/18, Page Number 251 (127). Western Australia, Australia, Convict Records, 1846-1930; Convict Department; Registers (128/38 - 39). |
| 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: Newspaper coverage of his trial: From the 'News of The World', October 12, 1856: "SCOTLAND Capital Conviction For Murder At the Glasgow Autumn Circuit Court, on Thursday, James McManus was indicted for the murder, on Tuesday, the 12th of August last, on the furnace bankhead of Castlehill Ironworks, in the county of Lanark, of H. McLavey or McAlevey, labourer, by striking him with an iron pinch or iron bar, one or more severe blows on the head, whereby his skull was fractured. The jury found the prisoner guilty of murder, but recommended him to mercy, on the ground that although he struck the blows he did not intend to kill. The Lord Justice Clerk sentenced him to be hanged on the 23rd instance." (http://www.perthdps.com/convicts/w4608.htm)
From Fremantle jail records: MCMANUS, James; #4608, arrived 1 Jan 1858 per Nile Date of Birth: 1816 Marital Status: Married 4 children Occupation: Labourer Literacy: Illiterate Sentence Place: Glasgow, Lanark, England Crime: Murder Sentence Period: Life, commuted Ticket of Leave Date: 22 Mar 1862 Conditional Pardon Date: 1 Apr 1864
TRIAL: 2 October, 1856: National Records of Scotland -- Reference JC26/1856/191 Trial papers relating to James McManus for the crime of murder at Castlehill, Iron-works, Carluke, Lanark. Tried at High Court, Glasgow. Accused: James McManus, Verdict: Guilty, Verdict Comments: Guilty - recommendation for leniency, Sentence: Death - hanging by public executioner, Petition: Remission of sentence [to transportation for life] granted under the Great Seal at High Court, Edinburgh, 28 August 1856 (see JC8/63, f.102v). Note: Pannel had pleaded guilty to culpable homicide, which was refused. Pannel sentenced to hang at Glasgow, 23 October, 1856. --00--
CRIME: 1856: National Records of Scotland -- Reference AD14/56/122 Precognition against James McManus for the crime of murder at Castlehill, Iron-works, Carluke, Lanark. Accused: James McManus, Age: 42, labourer, Address: Dykerow, Castlehill, Carluke, Lanarkshire. Victim: Henry McLavie or McAlevey, Dykerow, Castlehill, Carluke, Lanark. --0--