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Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
James Meikle was transported on the Bangalore, departing 1st Jan 1850 and arriving 30th Apr 1850 with 302 passengers.
Built 1843 at Jersey. Wood barque of 877 Tons.
Bangalore (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/16, Page Number 166 |
| 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
c1828: Stated aged 21, in 1849 Quarterly list in prisons and on hulks. 30-Sep-1847: James Meikle, Thomas Pate for the crime of theft by housebreaking. Tried at High Court, Glasgow. James Meikle, Verdict: Guilty, Sentence: Transportation - 7 years. Note: Sentencing delayed until 4 Oct 1847 (see JC13/91, f.7v). James Meikle, weaver, Address: Muttonhole, Lesmahagow, Lanark Thomas Pate, alias Peat, Verdict: Not proven, Sentence: Assoilzied simpliciter and dismissed. Thomas Pate, alias Peat, weaver, Address: Muttonhole, Lesmahagow, Lanark [National Records of Scotland, High Court of Justiciary processes, JC26/1847/444.] 30-Sep-1849: Detained on the Prison Hulk, York, at Gosport. [Great Britain Home Office & Australian Joint Copying Project & National Library of Australia & Library of New South Wales & Great Britain Public Record Office., "Quarterly list in prisons and on hulks, 1849, (File 99-101. AJCP Reel No: 5206)", York Convict Hulk at Gosport, Page 65.] 15-Oct-1850: James MICKLE Ticket of Leave 50/0356; On the recommendation of Commissioner of Crown Lands Darling Downs [NSW Archives: Tickets of Leave Passports, 1835-1869, [4/4276; Reel 980]