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Transportation
Archibald Orr was transported on the Lord Hungerford, departing 30th Jun 1821 and arriving 26th Dec 1821 with 228 passengers.
Lord Hungerford (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/4, Page Number 61 (32) |
| 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
1842 - Health & Welfare. New Norfolk Colonial Hospital Admission dates: February 1842 Ship to colony: Lord Hungerford Remarks: Admitted with dysenteria
Footnote: 1842: Archibald Orr (per Lord Hungerford) was admitted to the New Norfolk Colonial Hospital in February with dysenteria (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/626736$init=626737).
1828: He received a Ticket of Leave. 1835, 17 March: He was granted a Certificate of Freedom. 1844, 29 February: Archibald Orr was convicted at the Hobart Quarter Sessions for stealing an iron pot belonging to Joseph Jostage. He was sentenced to two years' jail with hard labour. The Governor remitted the remainder of his sentence on 22 August, 1845 (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON31-1-29$init=CON31-1-29p345).
1821: On arrival in VDL, Archibald Orr was listed as 24, and a cabinetmaker from West Bow, Edinburgh, where his father and mother lived. He said he had been transported for theft from a person. He had no previous convictions, but he had appeared on a Precognition record in 1819 - along with Walter Cunningham, George Haldane, George Hepburn, John MacPherson and Charles Nicol - for the crime of theft. Of the six, only Walter Cunningham was subsequently tried on that charge. Cunningham was convicted and sentenced to transportation for 7 years, arriving in VDL per the Maria in 1820 (see Walter Cunningham's record at https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts/cunningham/walter/98280).
1821: Precognition against Archibald Orr and George Haldane for the crime of theft. Accused: Archibald Orr, Age: Child, no occupation, Address: Prisoner in Edinburgh. [Note: All subsequent records give his age at this time as 23, and clearly not a child.] Accused: George Haldane, unemployed, formerly in Edinburgh militia, Address: Prisoner in Edinburgh (see National Records of Scotland; Reference AD14/21/33A). --0-- 1821, 17 March: Trial papers for Archibald Orr and George Haldane, present prisoners in the jail of Edinburgh, for the crime of theft. Description - Plea: Not guilty. Verdict: Guilty. Sentence: Transportation beyond the seas for a period of 14 years (see National Records of Scotland; Reference JC26/1821/72). --00-- 1821, 14 July: Archibald Orr, aged 23, was admitted to the Retribution hulk at Woolwich, along with George Haldane, 23. They were sent from there for transportation on 28 July 1821 (see UK, Prison Hulk Registers and Letter Books, 1802-1849). --00--