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Voyage
Transportation
Alexander Stevenson was transported on the Sir Charles Forbes, departing 23rd Nov 1824 and arriving 18th Apr 1825 with 131 passengers.
Sir Charles Forbes (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/5, Page Number 235 (119) |
| 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
PIRATICAL SEIZURE OF The Government Brig Cyprus, By Convicts, on their way to the Penal Settlement of Macquarie Harbour. We last week mentioned that the Cyprus was on her passage to the Penal Settlement of Macquarie Harbour, conveying 31 prisoners under sentence of transportation to that place ; and having on board a large supply of provisions for the Settlement ; and that the prisoners had mutinied and taken possession of the vessel , and carried her out to sea. … … The following is a list of the prisoners, who captured the Cyprus:— Michael Herring, Robert McGuire, William Templeman, Matthew Pennell, William Watts, James Davis, Samuel Thacker, John Beveridge, Alexander Stevenson, Leslie Ferguson, John Lynch, James Jones, William Swallow (commonly called Walker), Charles Towers, James Cham, Thomas Bryant, John Denner, William Brown. (Colonial Times 4 Sep 1829, p. 3.)
• Sailed on Tuesday the Government brig Tamar, with prisoners for Macquarie harbour, among whom are 7 of the mutineers in the ship Argyle, comprising Beveridge and Stephenson, two of the pirates of the Cyprus. (Hobart Town Courier 27 Aug 1831, p. 2.)
Conditional Pardon Approved July 1845 Tasmanian Archives - Conduct Record (CON34-1-1p567)
New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters - Year 1830 No; 671 Name; Alex. Stevenson Ship; Sir Charles Forbes Remarks; ABSCONDED - 1829