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Convict name: Johnston, William.

name_alias_1: Davidson (Alias)

sentence_details:
Convicted at Scotland. Edinburgh Court of Justiciary for a term of 7 years on 06 November 1849.

vessel: Pestonjee Bomanjee

date_of_departure: 16 April 1852.

place_of_arrival: Van Diemen's Land.

source:
Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/17, Page Number 424

title:
William Johnston, one of 292 convicts transported on the Pestonjee Bomanjee, 16 April 1852.

publication_details:
Canberra [A.C.T.] :Australian Joint Copying Project,[1948-1990]

original_version_note:
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 Project (AJCP).

topical_subject_heading: Convicts--Australia--Registers.

neographic_subject_heading: Australia--Genealogy.

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Crabb, James Emmanuel.

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Davison, John.

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Driscoll, John.

Convicted at Central Criminal Court for a term of 7 years on 13 December 1847. Ticket of Leave.
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Edmunds, Robert.

Convicted at Monmouth Usk Quarter Sessions for a term of 10 years on 13 October 1851.
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Haynes, John.

Convicted at Warwick. Boro of Birmingham Quarter Sessions for a term of 7 years on 15 December 1848. Withdrawn. [Name crossed out]
Transported by Lady Montagu (31 July 1852.).

Higgins, William.

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Transported by Oriental Queen (23 October 1852.).

Kitchen, John.

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Transported by Lady Montagu (31 July 1852.).

Sconce, Martin.

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Transported by Pestonjee Bomanjee (08 October 1846.).

Shaw, Charles.

Convicted at Lancaster Assizes at Liverpool for a term of 10 years on 22 March 1851.
Transported by Dudbrook (17 November 1852.).

Sykes, John.

Convicted at York Wakefield Quarter Sessions for a term of 7 years on 02 January 1850.
Transported by Oriental Queen (23 October 1852.).

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