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Transportation
Alexander Muirhead was transported on the Layton, departing 26th Aug 1835 and arriving 10th Dec 1835 with 272 passengers.
1829 Voyage - Source; The Sydney Monitor. Sat 14 Nov 1829. Page 3. Shipping Intelligence. Arrivals.- On Sunday the Layton from Sheerness, with 190 male prisoners, Surgeon Superintendent Dr. James Osborne, R. N. Lieutenant Miller, 40th Regt; and 29 soldiers of different corps, 4 women and 3 children. Mustered; 188. Died on Voyage; 2. Total 190 Embarked.
Layton (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/10, Page Number 134 |
| 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
Scottish Indexes - Crown Office Precognitions Accused; Alexander Muirhead, manservant, New Street, Calton, Glasgow, Lanarkshire 45 Assault, also using lewd and indecent behaviour to a girl under puberty Kirk Street, Calton, Glasgow Victim(s); Elizabeth Connolly, daughter of Edward Connolly, shoemaker, Kirk Street, Calton, Glasgow, Lanarkshire Assault, also using lewd and indecent behaviour to a girl under puberty Kirk Street, Calton, Glasgow
National Records of Scotland Trial papers relating to Alexander Muirhead for the crime of assault, also using lewd and indecent behaviour to a girl under puberty at Kirk Street, Calton, Glasgow. Tried at High Court, Glasgow Dates 17 Sep 1834 Accused Alexander Muirhead, Verdict: Guilty, Sentence: Transportation - 7 years. Note: Assault on girl aged 9 years. Victim: Elizabeth Connolly, daughter of Edward Connolly, shoemaker, Kirk Street, Calton, Glasgow Alexander Muirhead, Age: 45, manservant, Address: New Street, Calton, Glasgow. Alexander was 45 years old, born in Glasgow, 4'10½" tall, fresh complexion, black to grey hair and whiskers, hazel eyes, A.M. Woman inside left arm - pockpitted - thin of hair top of forehead, single. 20/9/1841: Free Certificate. September 1841: Admitted to the New Norfolk Colonial Hospital with debilitas. No date of death found.