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Voyage
Transportation
Henry Newbigging was transported on the Manlius, departing 16th Jul 1828 and arriving 9th Nov 1828 with 176 passengers.
Manlius (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 453 (228) |
| 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
1828, 3 April: Henry Newbigging, 24, was received aboard the prison hulk Justitia at Woolwich. He was sent from there for transportation on 7 July (see UK, Prison Hulk Registers and Letter Books, 1802-1849). 1828: On arrival in VDL, he was single, 24 years old and a carter who had last worked for his father in Edinburgh. His home address – from court precognition records – was Ponton Street, Fountainbridge, Edinburgh. 1839, 24 May: Conditional Pardon No.2054 approved (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON31-1-29$init=CON31-1-29p320).
Note: Trial year was 1828, not 1818.
1818, 13 March: Henry Newbigging, 24, a carter from Ponton Street, Fountainbridge, Edinburgh, and James Abernethy, 18, a chimney sweep from Greenside Place, Edinburgh, were tried in the High Court at Edinburgh for “the crime of robbery and theft”. Henry Newbigging was found guilty of robbery and was sentenced to transportation for 14 years. James Abernethy was also found guilty of robbery, but with a recommendation for leniency and was sentenced to imprisonment for 18 months with hard labour (see National Records of Scotland; Reference JC26/1828/359).