James Arthur

Summary

Born
Jan 1828
Conviction
Unknown
Departure
Jan 1850
Arrival
Apr 1850
Death
Jan 1868
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Personal Information

Name: James Arthur
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1828
Death: 1st Jan 1868
Age at death: 40
Occupation: Carrier

Crime

Crime: Unknown
Convicted at: Central Criminal Court
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 1st Jan 1850
Ship: Bangalore
Arrival: 30th Apr 1850
Place of Arrival: Moreton Bay

Transportation

James Arthur was transported on the Bangalore, departing 1st Jan 1850 and arriving 30th Apr 1850 with 302 passengers.

Built 1843 at Jersey. Wood barque of 877 Tons.

BangaloreBangalore (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/16, Page Number 144
Source DescriptionThis 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 SourceGreat Britain. Home Office
Compiled ByState Library of Queensland
Database SourceBritish convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database

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Convict Notes

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on 14th February 2020

9-Aug-1851: Ticket of Leave cancelled for being absent from the district., 9 August 1851 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The undermentioned prisoners of the Crown being absent from their Districts, are illegally at large :- James Arthur, Bangalore, 22, London, laborer, 5 feet 10 1/4 inches, fair ruddy comp., light brown hair, hazel grey eyes, scar on each eyebrow, scar right side of forehead, nose long and inclining to the right side, anchor, cross, AC, and burnt mark inside lower left arm, two scars back of left thumb; from Ticket of Leave, Moreton Bay, since June, 1851. [New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900), [No. 93], Page 1351. - 15 August 1851]

State Library of Queensland on 31st May 2012

James Arthur was 19 years old when in the company of William McDonald, aged 30 and Thomas Everitt aged 21, stole 1 purse, value 6d., 1 sovereign, 6shillings and 1 groat the property of Elizabeth Watkins. Convict exiles - 30/4/1850 sailed from Spithead to Moreton Bay. 1850 TOL Moreton Bay 9/8/1851: TOL cancelled for being absent from the district. 21/4/1859: COF