NICHOLSON Robert

Name	Robert NICHOLSON
Country Of Origin	Scotland
Born	1827
Died	1883
Birth/Baptism	Born approx. 1827, Inverness, Scotland
Parents	Alexander Nicholson
Apprenticeship	unknown
Skills	Watchmaker, Jeweller
Work Locations	Hobart
Street Address	Goulburn Street, Hobart
Marriage/Spouse
Trial	15 April 1848, Court of Justiciary, Inverness 30 March 1855, Hobart Town Quarter Sessions 25 October 1864, Hobart Supreme Court
Sentence	1848: Seven years for stealing six silver watches and one gold watch at Inverness. 1855: One-year imprisonment with hard labour at Port Arthur for ‘unlawfully pledging a watch without consent.’ 25 October 1864: Four years imprisonment for stealing one accordion.
Arrival	3 October 1850 on the convict ship, Nile (2)
Police Number	22799
Convict Assignment
Ticket of Leave	15 October 1850, revoked.
Conditional Pardon
Other	July 1852: Absconded, seven days solitary confinement. Approx. 1850s: Watchmaker, Hobart. The Courier 1 May 1855: ‘Felony – Robert Nicholson, watchmaker, Goulburn Street, was committed this day by F Burgess, Esq., to take his trial on a charge of felony. A carpenter named Somers some time since handed a lady’s gold watch to the prisoner to repair, and failing to get it back after many applications, Somers made enquiries, which led to the discovery that Nicholson had pawned the watch to Mr Sims, Liverpool Street, upon which a warrant for his apprehension was granted.’ 1867: Sentenced to three months hard labour for neglecting his duty as a watchman at Port Arthur. 14 May 1868: Last entry on his convict conduct record, Port Arthur.
Death	Possibly February 1883 at New Town Pauper Establishment.
References
TAHO: CON33/1/97, CON37/1/8, CON14/1/41, AB693/1/1 1855, SC32/1/8, AF35/1/1 (BU 4157) 1883. Web: Founders & Survivors convict database. The Courier Hobart 1 May 1855; Tasmanian Colonist 4 June 1855, The Examiner (Launceston) 23 November 1864.