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Crime
Transportation
John Wilson was transported on the Bangalore, departing 1st Jan 1850 and arriving 30th Apr 1850 with 302 passengers.
Built 1843 at Jersey. Wood barque of 877 Tons.
Bangalore (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/16, Page Number 165 (84) National Archives of Scotland, High Court of Justiciary processes, JC26/1846/232 - 29 April 1846 NSW Archives: Tickets of Leave Passports, 1835-1869, [4/4276; Reel 980]. - 15 October 1850 The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Page 4. - 24 June 1852 The Moreton Bay Courier (Brisbane, Qld. : 1846 - 1861), Page 2, Column 7 - 9 November 1859 |
| 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
29-Apr-1846: John Wilson, alias Arrol, Hugh, Age: 19, weaver, Address: High Street, Glasgow, at the time of his trial at the High Court, Glasgow. [National Records of Scotland, High Court of Justiciary processes, AD14/46/408]
30-Sep-1849: Detained on Prison Hulk, Warrior, at Woolwich, London. [Great Britain Home Office & Australian Joint Copying Project & National Library of Australia & Library of New South Wales & Great Britain Public Record Office., "Quarterly list in prisons and on hulks, 1849, (File 99-101. AJCP Reel No: 5206)", Warrior Convict Hulk at Woolwich, Page 114.] 22-Dec-1849: Prisoners from hulks on the Thames River boarded onto the Ship Bangalore for transportation to Australia via Spithead.
c1829 Stated aged 20, in 1849 Quarterly list in prisons and on hulks. 29-Apr-1846 Margaret Campbell, John Wilson for crime of theft by housebreaking and previous conviction. Tried at High Court, Glasgow. Margaret Campbell, alias Duggan, Rosanna, Verdict: Guilty, Sentence: Transportation - 7 years. John Wilson, alias Arrol, Hugh, Verdict: Guilty, Sentence: Transportation - 10 years. Note: Margaret Campbell, alias Roseanne Duggans, transported onboard Asia 1, 9th March 1847 arriving at Van Diemen's Land. 15-Oct-1850 Ticket of Leave 50/0350; On the recommendation of Commissioner of Crown Lands Darling Downs. 24-Jun-1852 Ticket of Leave cancelled on recommendation of Commissioner of Crown Lands, Darling Downs, for having absented himself from his district. 9-Nov-1859 Ticket of Leave cancelled for absence from muster at Ipswich.