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Voyage
Transportation
Morgan Miles was transported on the Caledonia, departing 19th Jun 1822 and arriving 6th Nov 1822 with 150 passengers.
Ship Name: Caledonia (1) Rig Type: S. Built: Sunderland Build Year: 1815 Size (tons): 412 Voyage Details Source. Claim a Convict website. http://www.hawkesbury.net.au/claimaconvict/shipDetails.php?shipId=186
Caledonia (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/4, Page Number 173 (87) |
| 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
Tasmanian Records Conduct Record https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON31-1-29$init=CON31-1-29P132 No 384 Miles Morgan. Per Caledonia, tried 23 Mar 1822 Life. See record for full details. Muster Roll https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON13-1-2$init=CON13-1-2P210 See record for details. There appears to be some confusion over the length of his sentence. the criminal conviction states 7 years; His conduct record states, Life. The muster Roll give 14 years.
National Archives, Criminal Petitions. HO 17/112/3 Prisoner name: Morgan Miles. Prisoner occupation: Blacksmith. Court and date of trial: Montgomery Lent Gaol Sessions 1822. Crime: Theft of 20 £1 bank notes. Initial sentence: 7 years transportation. Annotated (Outcome): 22 June 1822 Refused. Petitioner(s): Prisoner. Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Overcome by confusion; had the opportunity to conceal the notes but did not take it; honest and sober. Other papers: Depositions by William Foreman, EM Williams, John Petherick, John Nicholas Lucas; certificates of character by George Wilde and William Forman. Date: 1822 June.