Name: | Alexander Morrison |
Aliases: | none |
Gender: | m |
Date of Birth: | 1809 |
Occupation: | Ropemaker |
Date of Death: | 27th July, 1874 |
Age: | 65 years |
Life Span
Male median life span was 51 years*
* Median life span based on contributions
Sentence Severity
Sentenced to 14 years
Crime: | Stealing money |
Convicted at: | Glasgow Court of Justiciary |
Sentence term: | 14 years |
Ship: | Guildford |
Departure date: | 22nd March, 1827 |
Arrival date: | 25th July, 1827 |
Place of arrival | New South Wales |
Passenger manifest | Travelled with 192 other convicts |
Primary source: | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 120. NSW State Archives, Indents (NRS 12188; Item: 4/4012; Microfiche: 665) Court records from National Archives of Scotland. NSW State Archives, COF Butts (NRS 12210)& TOL Butts (NRS 12202, Item 4/4092) |
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 Project. |
Alan Taylor on 21st January, 2019 wrote:
Son of Robert Morrison. Lived at Stewarts Land, Tobago Street, Calton, Glasgow and worked as a cowfeeder and cart driver prior to conviction in Scotland.
Married Elizabeth Wilbow (nee Mitchell) on 28 Jan 1841 at Pitt Town.
Buried old Pitt Town Cemetery with Elizabeth. Headstone exists but top corner missing.
Iris Dunne on 22nd January, 2019 wrote:
Certificate of Freedom No.42/1576 dated 9 September 1842, Prisoner No.27/1193, Year of Birth 1809, Native Place: Glasgow, Trade: Rope Maker, Trial 26 September 1826, Held a Ticket of Leave No.34/223 dated 26 April 1834 torn up and cancelled.
Iris Dunne on 22nd January, 2019 wrote:
Death 27 July 1874 in Pitt Town, NSW as per Ancestry family trees (Reg. Year 1874, Reg.Place Windsor, NSW, Reg.No.8412)
Convict Indents: aged 18, Trade: Rope Makers boy, Offence: House breaking
Alan Taylor on 21st January, 2019 made the following changes:
source: Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 120 Court records from National Archives of Scotland (prev. Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Nu
Iris Dunne on 22nd January, 2019 made the following changes:
source: Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 120 Court records from National Archives of Scotland. NSW State Archives, COF Butts (NRS 12210)& TOL Butts (NRS 12202, Item 4/4092) (prev. Australian J
Iris Dunne on 22nd January, 2019 made the following changes:
source: Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 120. NSW State Archives, Indents (NRS 12188; Item: 4/4012; Microfiche: 665) Court records from National Archives of Scotland. NSW State Archives, COF B
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