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Voyage
Transportation
Andrew Neilson was transported on the Lord Eldon, departing 31st Mar 1817 and arriving 30th Sep 1817 with 220 passengers.
Lord Eldon (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 334 |
| 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
1817 - Name:Andrew Nelson. Arrival Date: Sep 1817 Vessel: Lord Eldon. Province: New South Wales Title: Male Year(s): 1817 Place of Conviction: Salisbury. 7 years (Salisbury is in the southeast of Wiltshire,) ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1817 - Colonial Secetary Index. NELSON, Andrew. Per Lord Eldon 1817. 1822 Oct 8. On list of prisoners assigned (Fiche 3291: 4/4570D p.89) 1822 - New South Wales, Australia, Convict Records, 1810-1891 Name: Andrew Nelson Date: 8 Oct 1822 Place: New South Wales, Australia Other Name: Mr Milton Category: Alphabetical List of Convicts Title: List of Non-Artificer Prisoners, 1822 Assigned to Mr Hilton. Sydney. Martins Gang ------------------------------------------- New South Wales, Australia, Convict Records, 1810-1891 for Andrew Nelson Alphabetical List of Convicts List of Assigned Convicts Non-Mechanics, 1822-1824 Mr Milton - Sydney --------------------------------------------------------------- 1825 - (Employed by unable to read) Sydney ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1828 - Servant to James Thompson - Camberland Street SYDNEY. Religion; Catholic Possible Death - Need to confirm Name: Andrew Nelson Death Date: 1847 Death Place: New South Wales Registration Year: 1847 Registration Place: Sydney, New South Wales Volume Number: V1847147 109
Andrew Neilson was listed as being 31 years old in the newspaper report of his crime - Ancestry Convict Indents list him as 39. Andrew was 5'6" tall, dark yel.(looks like) complexion, black hair, hazel eyes.
... and Richard Sargent, and Andrew Neilson, for stealing three pieces of kerseymere, the property of Messrs Joyce and Co, Trowbridge; were sentenced to 7 years transportation Bath Chronicle 21 Mar 1816 Prison Hulk Records HO 9-8-3 p.43 Received (11 prisoners) from Wiltshire, 20 May 1816 Andrew Neilson, age 31, convicted at Wiltshire of a felony, 9 March 1816, and sentenced to transportation for 7 years. NSW. 18 Apr