James Austin

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Summary

Born
Unknown
Conviction
Forgery
Departure
Oct 1827
Arrival
Feb 1828
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: James Austin
Gender: Male
Born: Unknown
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Gardener/Nurseryman
Aliases: Osten, Hopson, Hipson, Hepson

Crime

Crime: Forgery
Convicted at: Edinburgh Court of Justiciary
Sentence term: 99 years

Voyage

Departed: 31st Oct 1827
Ship: Hooghley
Arrival: 24th Feb 1828
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

James Austin was transported on the Hooghley, departing 31st Oct 1827 and arriving 24th Feb 1828 with 100 passengers.

The Hooghley was built in London in 1819. Convicts were transported to New South Wales on the Hooghley in 1825, 1828, 1831 and 1834. 1831 Voyage - Hooghley. Shipping; Intelligence. ARRIVALS. From Cork, on Tuesday last, whence she sailed the 24th June last, the ship, Hooghley,309 tons, Captain Reeves, with- 184 female prisoners. Surgeon superintendent, James Ellis, Esq. this vessel brings out ten free settlers and 20 children, as steerage passengers. Source; The Sydney Herald. Mon 3 Oct 1831. Page 4. Shipping Intelligence.

HooghleyHooghley (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 288. NSW State Records, Convict Index [4/4093; Reel 921]. QLD Archives
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

Iris Dunne avatar
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on 28th January 2017

Trial 6 June 1827 &/or 19 April 1927 Crime: Forged Notes Ticket of Leave No. 34/364 District Sydney Colonial Conviction: to Sydney 14 March 1835 (can't decipher crime) http://www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/Image/DigitalImageView.aspx?ImageId=23429 - page 33, 3/10