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Crime
Transportation
James Barnes was transported on the Ocean, departing 31st Jul 1817 and arriving 1st Jan 1818 with 181 passengers.
The 'Ocean' was an English merchant ship and whaler built in 1794 at South Shields, England. In 1803 she accompanied the ship 'Calcutta' to Australia, acting as a transport supply ship. When the settlers abondoned Port Phillip, Melbourne, Victoria the ship transferred convicts, settlers and marines to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania). In 1815, 1817 & 1823 the 'Ocean' transported convicts to New South Wales.
Ocean (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 373 (188) |
| 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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Convict Notes
Folio 8: James Barnes, Convict, aged 21; disease or hurt, headache, fit and delirium. Taken ill, 2 October 1817. While convalescing from his previous illness Barnes was allowed to walk the deck but was observed to be following Surgeon Fairfowl wherever he went and appeared very downcast and melancholy. After first complaining of a headache he was seized by a fit during the night, followed by delirium. Surgeon Fairfowl concluded that the disease was 'more of the mind than of the body' and must relate to a previously undisclosed crime. Barnes was told that his illness was very serious and that he should make his peace with God and man. The following day he confessed to murdering a woman in Scotland two years previously. He signed a confession and was sent home by order of Rear Admiral Hamp[...], Commander in Chief at St Helena.
Medical Journal of Ocean for 21 June 1817 to 16 Jan 1818, by George Fairfowl. ADM 101/57/8/11817-1817 Folio 3: James Barnes, Convict, aged 21; disease or hurt, pains in left side impeding respiration, headache and vertigo. Taken ill, 30 August 1817. Recovered but weak 4 September 1817.