Australia, Convict Records Index, 1787-1867
Name Frederick Meyers [Myers Meyers]
Gender Male
Birth Date 16 Jun. 1785
Conviction Place Queensland, Australia
Crime Larceny
Departure Date 5 Jul. 1820
Arrival Date 17 Nov. 1820
Arrival Place Van Diemen's Land
Arrival Ship Caledonia
Occupation Sugarbaker(Pastry Cook)
Item ID Source https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts/meyers/frederick/78971
Index Name Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number Ho11/3, Page Number 335 (169)

Acknowledgements to the Hall Family Tree via Ancestry.com for the following information:

• Served in 11th Royal Veteran Battalion; 9th Dragoons
• 23 February 1810: Convicted of larceny
• 11 December 1815: Convicted of larceny - 1 year sentence and whipped
• 1818: Kentish Town London - Convicted of stealing 200lbs lead worth 20 shillings from a roof of a house in Mortimer Terrace, Kentish Town, London -criminal argot name for this is "bluey-hunter"
• 17 Nov 1820: Arrival Van Diemen's Land - Transported on MV Caledonia for 7 years. Eyes Gray, Hair Brown, Height 5ft 8 1/4 - description when going on board ship
• 1821: Tasmania, Australia - Convict Muster- Trade- Sugar Refiner
• 1826: Convict Muster- Free Certificate 4 May 1825
• 1837: Licencee of two hotels in Launceston, The Crown in 1837 and the Queen’s Head in 1839.