| Name: | James Allen |
| Aliases: | John |
| Gender: | m |
| Date of Birth: | 1780 |
| Occupation: | Ploughman/farm labourer |
| Date of Death: | 23rd May, 1835 |
| Age: | 55 years |
Life Span
Male median life span was 56 years*
* Median life span based on contributions
Sentence Severity
Sentenced to Life
| Crime: | Sheep-stealing |
| Convicted at: | Bedford Quarter Session |
| Sentence term: | Life |
| Ship: | Surrey or Surry |
| Departure date: | 19th November, 1832 |
| Arrival date: | 9th March, 1833 |
| Place of arrival | Van Diemen's Land |
| Passenger manifest | Travelled with 213 other convicts |
| Primary source: | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 463 (232) |
| 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 Project. |
D Wong on 7th November, 2017 wrote:
Transported before for Sheep Stealing, 1806, Life, to NSW - served 12 years pardoned 1819. (Arrived on the Admiral Gambier & Aeolus 1808 to NSW).
31/1/1818: CP
5/7/1819: Absolute Pardon
James Allen was listed as 34 years old on arrival (born 1798) - he was born at York.
James was (listed as John with James crossed out) 5’6ΒΌ” tall, fresh complexion, reddish brown hair and whiskers, grey eyes, stout made.
Married: Wife Hannah at native place of Bramham, 1 child.
23/5/1835: James/or John died at HM Colonial Hospital, Hobart and was buried on the 29/5/1835 - Listed as James in the death records book, also listed as being 55 years old.
D Wong on 7th November, 2017 made the following changes:
alias1: John, date of birth: 1780 (prev. 0000), date of death: 23rd May, 1835 (prev. 0000), gender: m, occupation, crime
This record was discovered and printed on ConvictRecords.com.au
