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John Whiting was transported on the Emperor Alexander, departing 6th Apr 1833 and arriving 12th Aug 1833 with 210 passengers.
The Emperor Alexander ship was built at Chepstow, Wales in 1814. 366 tons. 1833 voyage from Sheerness to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) with 210 male convicts (2 deaths) from Britain. 124 days voyage.
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| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 41 (22) Resource: RGD35/1/9 no 2417 |
| 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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1876 - Launceston Invalid Depot Admission dates: 15 Sep 1876 to 27 Jun 1878 Ship to colony: Emperor Alexander
Old Bailey Online JOHN WHITING. Theft; animal theft. 6th September 1832. Text type Trial account Defendants JOHN WHITING Offences Theft > Animal theft Session Date 6th September 1832 Reference Number t18320906-38 Verdicts Guilty Punishments Transportation 7164. JOHN WHITING was indicted for stealing, on the 10th of July, 1 live tame goose, price 2s. , the property of Sarah Johnson . SARAH JOHNSON. I live at Southgate . I lost a live tame goose, which was taken from six young ones, on the 10th of July; I saw it safe alive about five or six o'clock - it was afterwards brought home dead - this is the skin of it. JOHN BROOKS . I live at Palmer's-green. On the afternoon of the 10th of July, I saw the prisoner catch the goose and put it into a cart, in which there was another man; I went and told of it - my premises are twenty or thirty yards from the prosecutrix's; the cart was going towards the prosecutrix's, and was stopped by Scott. WILLIAM SCOTT . I called after the prisoner, and stopped the cart; I found some feathers and blood in it, but no goose - there was a nose-bag in the cart. SARAH BUNKER . I live at the tile-kilns, Edmonton. On the 10th of July I was going by the prosecutrix's, and saw the goose by some pales, dead, but quite warm. JAMES GEORGE . I am a Bow-street patrol. I received information, and followed the cart from Palmer's-green to Edmonton; I found it in Miles'-yard, and some feathers in it - I took the prisoner; he said it was not him, it was the other man, and it was a bad job. Prisoner's Defence. I never took any goose; all I threw into the cart was the horse's nose-bag. GUILTY . Aged 24. - Transported for Seven Years .