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Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
John Mcmillan was transported on the Mellish, departing 10th Nov 1828 and arriving 18th Apr 1829 with 169 passengers.
1830 - From the Surgeons Notes. General Remarks of the Medical Journal. Number of Women and Children on Board. Total Women including Free women; 132 with a total of 61 Children
Mellish (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 515 (259) |
| 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
National Archives. Criminal Petitions. HO 17/12/26. Prisoner name: John McMillan. Prisoner age: 52 or 53. Prisoner occupation: Corkcutter. Court and date of trial: Glasgow Circuit Court [Lanarkshire], April 1828. Crime: Uttering forged notes, together with man named Millar. Initial sentence: 14 years transportation. Gaoler's report: Character not known. Annotated: Nil. Petitioner(s): 24 inhabitants of Greenock [Renfrewshire], including two former employers of prisoner, undersigned by minister and elders of Greenock, testifying to the prisoner's good character, and by William Macfee, JP, Greenock, testifying to respectability of signatories. Grounds for clemency: The prisoner is a simple man, duped by Millar; persuaded ill-advisedly to plead guilty; has a wife and four children. Other papers: Covering letter for petition from Arthur Bruce, Greenock. Additional Information: The prisoner came from Ayr [Ayrshire] and worked in Greenock. Millar found guilty and sentenced to 14 years transportation. Date: 1828 Jun.