Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
James Wilson was transported on the Norwood, departing 13th Mar 1862 and arriving 9th Jun 1862 with 290 passengers.
Norwood (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 93, Class and Piece Number HO11/18, Page Number 417 (210) |
| 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
About 11.30pm on a Monday night in October 1860, Edinburgh detectives Leadbetter and Dickson observed a male in Leith Street and later in Calton Street breaking into a flesher shop. They chase and apprehended him in Market Street in possession of £8 money and 'a dozen false keys'. He was identified of James Wilson alias James Thomson who on 28 February 1860 had escaped from Glasgow Jail by 'use of a rope'. In December 1860 the accused appeared at the High Court of Justiciary on three charges that included prison-breaking and the Edinburgh shop breaking. It was reported that in 1851 the accused had been convicted at the High Court for housebreaking and transportated fo 10 years. He had subsequent obtained a 'ticket-of-leave' - but now received transportation for 15 years. See Scotsman newspapers 10 October 1860 p 22 on 'Shopbreaking & Theft' and 26 December 1960 p 2 on 'High Court of Justiciary'. See also McGowan, John (2022) Policing the Metropolis of Scotland, 1833-1861 (Edinburgh City Archives) Volume 1, p 1306.