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Voyage
Transportation
John (The Elder) Whinney was transported on the Bengal Merchant, departing 27th Sep 1834 and arriving 30th Jan 1835 with 270 passengers.
Bengal Merchant (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 434 |
| 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
he Durham Advertiser Friday December 27, 1833 COMMITED TO THE COUNTY JAIL John Whinney the elder, and John Whinney the younger, charged with having stolen a sum of money the property of Mr J. B. Chapman, of Durham, grocer, & c. Durham Chronicle Friday January 3, 1834 DURHAM CHRISTMAS SESSIONS John Whinney the younger, aged 14, was convicted of having, during the last three months, stolen several sums of money, the property of his master, Mr Chapman, a grocer, in Durham; and John Whinney the elder was convicted of receiving the same, with a guilty knowledge. The elder prisoner to be transported 7 years, and the younger to be imprisoned 3 months - the last month to be solitary confinement. Durham Chronicle Friday January 24, 1834 COMMITTALS TO DURHAM GAOL SINCE OUR LAST On Thursday morning, Thomas Leghorn, Wm. Powton, Ralph Marley, and John Whinney, sen., convicts under sentence of transportation for 7 years, were sent off from our goal to the hulks at Woolwich.
John Whinney was 42 years old and was transported for "stolen money". 1839: TOL Port Macquarie 25/6/1841: COF