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Transportation
Robert Wilson was transported on the Nile, departing 18th Sep 1857 and arriving 1st Jan 1858 with 271 passengers.
Nile (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 93, Class and Piece Number HO11/18, Page Number 252. Western Australia, Australia, Convict Records, 1846-1930; Convict Department Registers (128/38 - 39). UK, Prison Commission Records, 1770-1951; Portland Prison; Prison Records; to 1875 |
| 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
12 March, 1857: He was admitted to Portland prison in Grove Road, Dorset. Opened in November 1848 as the first male convict public works prison, it received prisoners who had already undergone periods of separate confinement at Millbank, Pentonville and specially contracted local prisons (https://www.prisonhistory.org/prison/portland-prison/). He was listed as prisoner #6784, 39 years old, married, able to read and write a little, Presbyterian and a labourer latterly a soldier. He had been found guilty of drunkenness, and one charge each of striking two sergeants (three charges in total). There is minimal information about his next of kin. This section merely states: Wilson, Edinburgh (UK, Prison Commission Records, 1770-1951; Portland Prison; Prison Records; to 1875). 10 September, 1857: He was sent from Portland to board the Nile for WA. --00--
BEFORE TRANSPORTATION: 9 January, 1856: Robert Wilson was held at Stirling Castle for 17 days pending his court martial. He was then transferred to Edinburgh Castle. 28 January, 1856: At his court martial at Edinburgh Castle, he was found guilty of "drunkenness and striking 2 sergeants". Sentenced to transportation for 14 years, he was held for just 3 days in all at Edinburgh Castle before being returned to Stirling Castle, probably on 29 January, for the next 2 months. At both jails, his behaviour was described as "good" (UK, Prison Commission Records, 1770-1951; Portland Prison; Prison Records; to 1875). 2 April, 1856: He was admitted to Millbank prison at Westminster, in London, which served as a holding facility for convicted prisoners before they were transported to Australia. There he spent 11 months 10 days in separate confinement and his behaviour was "good". Up until this time, his jail stints had been in association with other prisoners. --0--
WILSON, Robert; #4521, arrived 1 Jan 1858 per Nile Date of Birth: 1814 Marital Status: Unmarried Occupation: Labourer, soldier Literacy: Semiliterate Sentence Place: Edinburgh Castle, Midlothian, Scotland Crime: Drunk & striking sergeant Sentence Period: 14 years Ticket of Leave Date: 23 May 1859 [a notation on his WA Record says he was entitled to his ToL on this date through remission] Conditional Pardon Date: 9 Nov 1861 --00--
CRIME: Drunk and striking his sergeant (see Fremantle jail record). --00--