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Transportation
James Andrew was transported on the Nile, departing 18th Sep 1857 and arriving 1st Jan 1858 with 271 passengers.
Nile (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 93, Class and Piece Number HO11/18, Page Number 231 (117). https://fremantleprison.com.au/ |
| 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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NEWSPAPER REPORT OF HIS TRIAL: March 9, 1856: From the 'Weekly Dispatch' "CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT- Thursday JUDGEMENT. --- Cornelius William John Hardy, James Andrews and Thos. Foster were brought up to receive judgment. The two first named prisoners were clerks in the General Post-office and Hardy had pleaded ‘Guilty” to four, and Andrews to three indictments, charging them with stealing money from letters that had passed through their hands and there appeared to be no doubt that they had been carrying on a regular system of plunder. The other prisoner, Foster was a letter-carrier, and he had pleaded “Guilty” to two indictments charging him with stealing letters containing money. The two prisoners Hardy and Andrews were sentenced to be transported for 14 years, and Foster was ordered to undergo 6 year’s penal servitude." (http://www.perthdps.com/convicts/w4566.htm)
From: Toodyay Convicts database Andrews (Andrew), James (1825-1873) #4566, 1858-01-01 Nile CWA: Mar; 2 chn; chemist; lit Prot; stealing from a PO letter 14 yrs; Champion Bay; Fremantle, Perth, Toodyay; son of James. EPCem: died in Colonial Hospital, Perth, of dropsy; Wife and two children arrived 27/10/1862 per Tartar; has monument; book: Like a Jigsaw - A history of the Gorman and Andrew families compiled by Margaret Bartley. BDWA: Andrew, James, b.1825. d. ?28.9.1873 (expiree), arr. 1.1.1858 per Nile, wife Elizabeth & 2 chd. (U.K.) followed 27.10.1862 per Tartar. Chd. James William, Elizabeth, Marion Elizabeth, Laura Edith bp. 1868. Geraldton, bt. Town Lot 1865, Druggist 1866-8. Lic. Victualler Victoria Hotel, 1869. Employed 4 T/L men 1868-1871 labourers & a cook. C/E. Ancestry: WA convict records: Ticket of Leave Register, 1857 - 1861 (R6) ACC 1156: P3238 4566 Andrews, James. Sent to Toodyay 12 April 1859, to work for Thomas Cook, as a tutor, continued to June 1860 (https://www.toodyay.wa.gov.au/).
From his Fremantle Jail record: ANDREWS, James; #4566; arrived 1 Jan 1858 per Nile Alias: ANDREW Date of Birth: 1825 Marital Status: Married 2 children Occupation: Chemist Literacy: Literate Sentence Place: London, London, England [Old Bailey] Crime: Stealing from a post office letter Sentence Period: 14 years Ticket of Leave Date: 2 Apr 1859 Conditional Pardon Date: 18 Jul 1861 Certificate of Freedom Date: 10 Mar 1871 (https://fremantleprison.com.au/) --00--