James Baldwin

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Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	James Baldwin
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1810
Occupation:	Labourer
Date of Death:	25th December, 1838
Age:	28 years

Life Span

Male median life span was 57 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 7 years

Crime:	Stealing fowls
Convicted at:	Queens County Ireland
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	Hive
Departure date:	24th August, 1835
Arrival date:	10th December, 1835
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 35 other convicts

References

Primary source:	http://www.jenwilletts.com/searchaction.php?page=1&surname=&ship=hive https://woollydays.wordpress.com/2015/08/09/survivors-of-the-hive-shipwreck-irish-convicts-in-australia/
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greg petersen on 29th April, 2017 wrote:

Transported on the ship “Hive” the ship ran aground 10th December, 1835 near present day Jervis Bay, the Captain John Nutting was in bed drunk & asleep at the time of the incident.
Sentenced April 12th 1835 to 7 years transportation to NSW. 1837 assigned to J. H. Broughton, death was reported by Broughton 12th Dec 1838.

Convict Changes History

greg petersen on 29th April, 2017 made the following changes:

convicted at, term: 7 years, voyage, source: http://www.jenwilletts.com/searchaction.php?page=1&surname=&ship=hive https://woollydays.wordpress.com/2015/08/09/survivors-of-the-hive-shipwreck-irish-convicts-in-australia/ (prev. ), firstname: James, surname