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Voyage
Transportation
John Mcmillan was transported on the Manlius, departing 16th Jul 1828 and arriving 9th Nov 1828 with 176 passengers.
Manlius (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 453 (228) |
| 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
1829, 20 August: Convicted at Launceston for absconding a stealing from his master; sentenced to three years (see Tasmania, Australia, Convict Court and Selected Records, 1800-1899). 1840, 6 January: Granted a Ticket of Leave. 1845, 1 July: Ticket of Leave. 1850, 1 January: Conditional Pardon approved (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON34-1-2$init=CON34-1-2P247).
1828, 3 April: John McMillan, 16, was received aboard the prison hulk Justitia at Woolwich. He was sent from there for transportation on 7 July (see UK, Prison Hulk Registers and Letter Books, 1802-1849). 1828: On arrival in VDL, he was listed as 19 and a labourer whose native place was Edinburgh. He was single. His mother, “an old woman”, was supported by his sister Mary McMillan. He stated that he been “fifty times in trouble” and was last working for a few weeks making sealing wax.
1828, 3 March: John McMillan, William Mackenzie and James Martin were tried in the High Court at Edinburgh for theft by housebreaking. It was alleged that on 10 December 1827 they “broke into a house in Minto Street, Newington, and stole a large number of tools and hardware items which they then reset”. McMillan and Martin pleaded not guilty; McKenzie pleaded guilty. All were found guilty. McMillan was sentenced to transportation for life while McKenzie and Martin received sentences of seven years (see National Records of Scotland; Reference JC26/1828/450). They were listed on the court precognition records as: John McMillan, Age: 16, painter, Address: Greenside Street, Edinburgh. William MacKenzie, Age: 16, smith, Address: Greenside Street, Edinburgh. James Martin, Age: 15, smith, Address: Blackfriars Wynd, High Street, Edinburgh.