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Transportation
James Barnes was transported on the Lady Kennaway, departing 2nd Jun 1836 and arriving 12th Oct 1836 with 302 passengers.
The 'Lady Kennaway' was built in Calcutta in 1817. A large ship of 584 tons. Transported convicted prisoners to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) in 1834, via Cork, Ireland. Other voyages, to New South Wales, in 1836 and Van Diemen's Land in 1851. Image acknowledgement to Grosvenor Prints. Painted by J.W. Huggins.
Lady KennawayReferences
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/10, Page Number 282. Western Times, Saturday 19 March 1836 p.3. |
| 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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1836 - Australian Convict Transportation Registers Noted against name. DIED; on Voyage - 1 October 1836.
James Barnes, was aged 30, when tried at Devon Assizes commencing 17th March 1836. The charges were for burglary in the house of the Rev Samuel Payne of Compton Gifford; and also for burglary in the house of Gilbert Scott of Pennycross. (Western Times, Saturday 19 March 1836 p. 3) He was found guilty of both charges ((Western Times, Saturday 26 March 1836 p. 3) The English criminal register for the Devon Assizes spring session 1836 recorded that Barnes was aged 30 and could not read or write. Attempted Jail Break James Barnes was confined in the same ward of the High Gaol of Devon as were the other six men who’d been given a Death Recorded sentence at the March Devon Assizes. On Monday 28 March 1836, only a few days after the Assizes sentencing ended, all seven attempted to break out of gaol. [Exeter and Plymouth Gazette, Sat April 2 1836 p.3] When they were being moved by the turnkeys from the airing ground to their cell, the prisoners suddenly turned around, one attempted to take the keys from the turnkey, however failed to do so. James Barnes, with prisoner Charles Clist, launched themselves at other turnkeys: “James Barnes and Charles Clist, (two other prisoners,) forced the turnkey back into the ward where the Governor and another turnkey were placed, and instantly bolted the wooden door upon them, leaving Mr. Cole [the Governor] and the two turnkeys confined in the airing ground. Nicholas Hardy [turnkey] who happened to be near, immediately rushed on the prisoners, who collared him and endeavoured to force him into a cell, but Hardy, being a very powerful well as spirited man, they could not succeed, and James Garnsey [turnkey], who was in the upper story for the purpose of receiving the prisoners and locking them in their cells, hearing the noise ran down stairs, when, on finding the prisoners in contest with Hardy, he at once commenced an attack with his keys (having no other weapon) upon the assailants’ heads, and the officers kept up a vigorous fight with the desperate prisoners (although they were only two against six), for several minutes. More jail staff came to assist and inevitably the turnkeys subdued the prisoners, who were confined in separate cells till the following day and double-ironed. [Exeter etc Gazette, 2 April 1836 p.3] Seven weeks later, on Monday 16th May, they were all removed to the Ganymede Hulk at Woolwich. The Ganymede Hulk records state that the men were received from Exeter Gaol on 17th May 1836. James Barnes, aged 30, was only on the Ganymede Hulk for one week as he was ‘disposed of” from there on 25 May 1836 direct to NSW. He was the first of the Devon jail break seven to be transported, most of them leaving on 8 October on “Norfolk” for NSW.