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Voyage
Transportation
Mary Ann Spiers was transported on the Nautilus, departing 25th Apr 1838 and arriving 29th Aug 1838 with 132 passengers.
Nautilus (generic)References
| Primary Source | Libraries Tasmania. Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/11, Page Number 269 (136) |
| 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
In March 1838 at the High Court of Justiciary, Mary Ann McLaren, Mary Ann Clark, Mary Sutherland, Mary Ann Speirs and Catherine Morrison were convicted of robbery - 10 January 1838 in a house at North Fowlis Close, assault Robert McGill, cotton-spinner from Glasgow and rob him of a £1 note and 15/- silver. The victim McGill had come to Edinburgh as one of the witnesses in the Cotton-Spinners trial. The five female accused each received transportation for 7 years. - see Scotsman newspaper 17 March 1838 p 3 on 'High Court of Justiciary' See also McGowan, John (2023) Policing the Metropolis of Scotland, 1833-1861 (Edinburgh City Archives) Volume 1, pp 1362-1363.
Conduct Record: Tried 16 March 1838 in Edinburgh for Robbery, Single, Free Certificate 24 Feb. 1853 https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON40-1-10$init=CON40-1-10P24 Description List: aged 19, Trade Nurse Maid - House Servant https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON19-1-14$init=CON19-1-14P118 Marriage Permission 15 Feb. 1840 to James Askey (ship David Lyon 1830) https://stors.tas.gov.au/NI/1242404