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Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
John Young was transported on the Manlius, departing 16th Jul 1828 and arriving 9th Nov 1828 with 176 passengers.
Manlius (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 453 (228) |
| 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
1846: John Young received his Free Certificate (see NSW and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849; Tasmania, Ledger Returns S-Z; 1846).
1828, 3 April: John Young, 50, was received aboard the prison hulk Justitia at Woolwich. He was sent from there for transportation on 7 July (see UK, Prison Hulk Registers and Letter Books, 1802-1849). 1828: On arrival in VDL, John Young was married to Margaret Ritchie and they had five children. He stated that he drove a cart and horse for a living. 1838, 21 August: Granted a Ticket of Leave (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON31-1-45$init=CON31-1-45p366)
1828, 10 April: John Young, 50, a carter, from Stranraer, Wigtownshire, and George Edgar, 32, a butcher also from Stranraer, were tried in the High Court at Edinburgh for sheep stealing. It was alleged they stole three sheep from the farm of Mount Pleasant in the parish of Inch. Both pleaded not guilty. They were convicted and each was sentenced to transportation for 14 years (see National Records of Scotland; Reference JC26/1828/444).