Convict name: McGiness, Peter.
sentence_details:
Convicted at Bermuda Court Martial for a term of 14 years on 14 December 1838.
vessel: Canton
date_of_departure: 20 September 1839.
place_of_arrival: Van Diemen's Land.
source:
Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/12, Page Number 98
title:
Peter McGiness, one of 240 convicts transported on the Canton, 20 September 1839.
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.
: australia-genealogy
Connected with McGiness, Peter.
Brown, John.
Convicted at Central Criminal Court for a term of 15 years on 08 April 1839.
Transported by Canton (20 September 1839.).
Cannon, George.
Convicted at Central Criminal Court for a term of 7 years on 26 November 1838.
Transported by Egyptian (05 April 1839.).
Clayton, Mary.
Convicted at Lincoln Assizes for a term of 7 years on 09 March 1839.
Transported by Hindostan (06 May 1839.).
Docherty, James.
Convicted at Edinburgh Court of Justiciary for a term of 7 years on 09 November 1838.
Transported by Egyptian (05 April 1839.).
Farrell, Mary.
Convicted at Lancaster, Liverpool Quarter Sessions for a term of 15 years on 22 July 1839.
Transported by Gilbert Henderson (10 December 1839.).
Fenton, Richard.
Convicted at Kent Quarter Sessions for a term of life on 03 January 1839.
Transported by Parkfield (12 May 1839.).
Gadbury, William.
Convicted at Central Criminal Court for a term of 10 years on 17 December 1838.
Transported by Marquis of Hastings (16 March 1839.).
James, Thomas.
Convicted at Leicester Assizes for a term of 10 years on 22 March 1839.
Transported by Mangles (21 November 1839.).
Jones, John.
Convicted at Central Criminal Court for a term of 10 years on 08 April 1839.
Transported by Runnymede (11 November 1839.).
Lawrie, James.
Convicted at Edinburgh Court of Justiciary for a term of 7 years on 18 June 1838.
Transported by Barossa (31 July 1839.).
Parkin, John.
Convicted at York, East Riding Quarter Sessions for a term of 14 years on 15 October 1838.
Transported by Layton (09 July 1839.).
Reynolds, Philip.
Convicted at Northampton Assizes for a term of 10 years on 16 July 1838.
Transported by Layton (09 July 1839.).
Ross, James.
Convicted at Edinburgh Court of Justiciary for a term of 7 years on 28 January 1839. Died at hospital 28 September 1841.
Transported by Runnymede (11 November 1839.).
Sansum, John.
Convicted at Huntingdon Quarter Sessions for a term of 15 years on 15 October 1838 .
Transported by Layton (09 July 1839.).
Scott, Mary.
Convicted at Surrey Quarter Sessions for a term of 10 years on 15 April 1839.
Transported by Hindostan (06 May 1839.).
Tyler, John.
Convicted at Suffolk Quarter Sessions for a term of 15 years on 23 October 1838.
Transported by Mangles (21 November 1839.).
Upjohn, Elijah.
Convicted at Dorset Quarter Sessions for a term of 7 years on 03 July 1838.
Transported by Marquis of Hastings (16 March 1839.).
Wilson, George.
Convicted at Lancaster Quarter Sessions for a term of life on 17 October 1838.
Transported by Parkfield (12 May 1839.).
