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Voyage
Transportation
James Abbott was transported on the Surrey Or Surry, departing 31st Dec 1813 and arriving 28th Jul 1814 with 204 passengers.
Built at Harwich in 1811 a square-rigged transport ship of 443 tons and copper lined she had two decks with a height between decks of 5 ft. 8 ins. In 1818, she had a major refit increasing the decks (and convict carrying capacity) to three. She was owned by the London firm of F. & C.F. Mangles.
Surrey Or Surry (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 136 |
| Source Description | 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 Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
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Convict Notes
Hulk Record. HO 9/8 (Captivity) Page 33 Received from Ipswich 20 Sep 1813. James Abbott, alias Scholfield, age 32, Sheep stealing, Tried, Bury, 12 Aug 1813, Life. NSW 17 Jany 1814.
James Abbott, alias Schofield, for stealing one wether sheep from Mr. Henry Martin Gage, of Chelsworth. Guilty. Suffolk Chronicle, 21 Aug 1813.
James Abbott, alias Schofield, for Gage, at Chelsworth. Guilty. Suffolk Chronicle, 21 Aug 1813. James Abbott, alias Schofield, Nathaniel Lilly, Robert Ford, and Maria Rackham, respectively received sentence of death for their offences. Suffolk Chronicle, 21 Aug 1813. -------------------------------------------------- Convicts. —Last week James Abbott, alias Schofield, Robert Ford, and Isaac Giles, were removed from the county and borough gaols, in this town, and put on board the Captivity hulk, at Portsmouth. Suffolk Chronicle, 9 Oct 1813. -------------------------------------------------- Colonial Secretary Index. ABBOTT, James. Per "Surrey", 1814. 1818 Dec Petition for mitigation of sentence (Fiche 3183; 4/1854 p.7) 1825 Aug 27 On list of convicts employed by John Howe of Windsor; in 1814-17 (Reel 6064; 4/1787 p.120a)
New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842 Age: 33 Occupation: Labour Ticket of Leave - 1875 Conditional Pardon - 350 Absolute Pardon -