Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Daniel Tucker was transported on the Phoenix, departing 29th Mar 1824 and arriving 21st Jul 1824 with 204 passengers.
Built at Thames, England 1798. 589 tons.
Phoenix (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/5, Page Number 135 (69) |
| 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-16.html Old Scottish Genealogy and Family History, Database of Scottish Court records relating to Australian convicts. Daniel Tucker, alias Lansdale. Unstated, Prisoner in Glasgow. Tried Glasgow, 19 Sept 1822, Death by public executioner; Per Phoenix, 29 March 1824, to Van Diemen’s Land. ---------------------------------------------------------- National Archives. Criminal Petitions. HO 17/6/451822 Sept; 1822 Oct Prisoner name: Daniel Tucker. Prisoner details: Tobacco spinner. Court and date of trial: Circuit Court of Justiciary, Glasgow, 19 September 1822. Crime: Theft by housebreaking - victims Cassils and Hendry. Initial sentence: Death. Gaoler's report: Quiet and orderly, 'agreeable to the rules of this prison' John McGrigor (Jailor). Petitioner(s): Two petitions from Daniel Tucker, the convict, supported by a former employer's certificate of character. Alexander Dunlop, Jury chancellor on behalf of all the jury members; John Wilson, tobacconist and one time employer; three tobacco foremen to Mr Rankin, who had charge of the convict; 25 officers and members of the Incorporation of Tobacconists in Glasgow; Archibald Campbell MP [convict's MP]. Grounds for clemency: Pleaded guilty; recommended to mercy by the jury; the theft was of no great magnitude; the victims have suffered no loss; he lost his father at an early age and being of a facile mind has been the dupe of others; his mother is very old and is rendered distracted by the sentence. Other papers: Report on the case by the Lord Justice Clerk recommending commutation of sentence to transportation for life. Letter from Cassils and Hendry, victims, certifying that the stolen goods were recovered and that they have suffered no loss. Two letters from Thomas Christie (writer and law agent) transmitting the petition and documents to the Home Department. Certificate by Thomas Christie, undersigned by George Strang (Junior Agent) and [illegible] (convict's counsel). Additional Information: His father and his brother served in the 91st Regiment [of Foot]. The convict was held in the Glasgow Tolbooth.