James Ansell

James Ansell, one of 306 convicts transported on the Fortune and Alexander, January 1806

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	James Ansell
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1762
Occupation:	Shipwright
Date of Death:	-
Age:	-

Life Span

Male median life span was 51 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to Life

Crime:	-
Convicted at:	Kent Assizes
Sentence term:	Life
Ship:	Fortune and Alexander
Departure date:	January, 1806
Arrival date:	12th July, 1806
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 307 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 371 (185)
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.

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Community Contributions

Penny-Lyn Beale on 8th December, 2020 wrote:

New South Wales Certificate of Freedom. [NRS 12208] Register of Certificate of Freedoms

No; No; 356
Name; James Ansell
Trial; Kent - 18 Mar 1805
Sentence; Life
Ship and arrival year; Fortune - 1806
Date of Certificate; 14 June 1819
Description and Remarks;
Native County; Unable to read
Trade; Ship Wright
Age; 57 years [1762]
Height; 5 ft 7 1/2 in
Complexion; Pale
Hair; Light Brown
Eyes; Hazel

Convict Changes History

Penny-Lyn Beale on 8th December, 2020 made the following changes:

date of birth: 1762 (prev. 0000), gender: m, occupation