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British convict transportation A to G

Last name:
Gibson
First name:
James
Place of conviction:
Scotland, Glasgow Court of Justiciary
Alias names:
Sentence details:
Convicted at Scotland, Glasgow Court of Justiciary for a term of 7 years on 09 January 1846
Vessel:
Neptune
Departure date:
18 April 1849
Arrival place:
Van Diemen's Land (Originally for Cape of Good Hope, however due to anti-convict sentiment, ship eventually sailed for Van Diemen's Land)
Publication:
James Gibson, one of 289 convicts transported on the Neptune, 18 April 1849
Notes:
Source:
British convict transportation registers and others