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Voyage
Transportation
James Nicol was transported on the Sir Godfrey Webster, departing 4th Aug 1823 and arriving 30th Dec 1823 with 181 passengers.
Sir Godfrey Webster (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/5, Page Number 103 (53) |
| 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
https://www.oldscottish.com/convict-records-13.html Old Scottish Genealogy and Family History, Database of Scottish Court records relating to Australian convicts. James Nicol, Painter, Edinburgh. Tried Edinburgh, 13 Mar 1823, Transportation- Life; Per Sir Godfrey Webster, 3 Aug 1823. New South Wales. Van Diemen’s Land. -------------------------------------------------------------- He was tried with John Wright, on whose behalf a Criminal Petition was made, which mentions James Nicol. National Archives. Criminal Petitions. HO 17/6/56 1823 Mar Prisoner name: John Wright. Prisoner details: Aged 19 years, former merchant's apprentice to A Henderson. Court and date of trial: High Court of Justiciary, Edinburgh, 13 March 1823. Crime: Housebreaking and theft - at an uninhabited castle. Initial sentence: Death, day of execution 16 April 1823. Annotated: '19 March 1823, refused'. Petitioner(s): All 15 jurymen at his trial; John Wright (the convict). Grounds for clemency: The items listed as stolen were in fact only removed from a bedroom into the hall before they were apprehended so the owner did not actually lose possession of them; his accomplice pleaded guilty to the same charge and was sentenced only to transportation, not death; he is of a weak and imbecilic mind but of good parents. Other papers: Letter from A Henderson (his former master and a magistrate) as to both the parents' character and the convict's mental health. Character of John Wright Senior and Betty Petrie [or Betty Wright], the convict's parents, signed by John Lamonde (Commissioner of Police) and 26 others. Character of the parents and cause of the convict's imbecility undersigned by 62 inhabitants of [Edinburgh]. Letter from H J Robertson (convict's counsel) transmitting a character reference and the jury's petition. Additional Information: Held in Edinburgh Gaol. The convict was tried and convicted with James Nicoll (or James Nicol) who pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 14 years transportation. His parents were Keepers of the Edinburgh Grain Markets. [Further papers in this case in HO 17/6/61 AC 8].