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Crime
Transportation
James Menzies 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 252. 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 report of his trial -- from the Dundee Courier, 7 May, 1856, p3: "Saturday, May 5. The Court resumed this morning at nine o'clock—Lord Handyside on the bench. 25. James Menzies, Perth, charged with having stolen, on the 17th of December 1855, a barrel or cask, the property of James Mitchell, grocer, residing in Kirkgate, Perth; aggravated previous convictions of theft, pled not guilty, but several witnesses having been examined, the jury found the prisoner guilty as libelled. He was sentenced to transportation for 15 years. The prisoner had previously been sentenced to 7 years' transportation." (https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/)
CRIME: Theft of a cask, etc. (Western Australia, Australia, Convict Records, 1846-1930; Convict Department; Registers (128/38 - 39)). OCCUPATION: He is listed on court documents as a labourer, on his WA Convict record as a carter and on his Fremantle jail record as a sawyer.
From his Fremantle jail record: MENZIES, James; #4541, arrived 1 Jan 1858 per Nile Date of Birth: 1828 Date of Death: 21 Dec 1885 Place of Death: Vasse Marital Status: Unmarried Occupation: Sawyer Literacy: Semiliterate Sentence Place: Perth, Perth, Scotland Crime: Theft Sentence Period: 15 years Previous Convictions: Yes Ticket of Leave Date: 24 Mar 1860 Conditional Pardon Date: 22 May 1873 (https://fremantleprison.com.au/).
TRIAL: 3 May, 1856: National Records of Scotland -- Reference JC26/1856/40 Trial papers relating to James Menzies for the crime of theft and previous conviction. Tried at High Court, Perth. Accused: James Menzies, Verdict: Guilty, Sentence: Transportation - 15 years Previous convictions: theft. Note: He had at least one previous conviction for theft. In 1850, he was sentenced to transportation for 7 years. --00--
CRIME: 1856: National Records of Scotland -- Reference AD14/56/222 Precognition against James Menzies for the crime of theft and previous conviction Accused: James Menzies, Age: 27, labourer, Address: Perth. --0--