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Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
Margaret Wilson was transported on the Tory, departing 17th Mar 1845 and arriving 4th Jul 1845 with 172 passengers.
Built 1842 at Sunderland. Wood barque of 512 Tons. Three (3) sailings transporting convicts to Australia: 1845; 1846/47 & 1848. Passengers on the 1846 voyage are still being listed, on this site. Please note this if searching records.
Tory (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/14, Page Number 259 (131) |
| 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
Native Place; Inverness 1844 - 4 November 1844. Trial. 1845 - Aged 30 years old on arrival. Status; Married with 1 child on board. Husband; James at Leith.
In November 1844 at the High Court of Justiciary, Margaret Wilson or Houston 'with previous convictions' pleaded guilty to 'two charges of stealing articles hung out to dry' (no further detail and received transportation for 7 years - see Scotsman newspaper 6 November 1844 p 4 on 'High Court of Justiciary'. See also McGowan, John (2022) Policing the Metropolis of Scotland, 1833-1861 (Edinburgh City Archives) Volume 1, p 1337.