Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
James Basset was transported on the Mermaid, departing 30th Dec 1850 and arriving 13th May 1851 with 210 passengers.
Mermaid (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/16, Page Number 384 |
| 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
ARSON— JAMES BASSETT, 15 and JAMES TREWELLA, 17 with having on the March set fire to a workshop at Penzance the property of John James, coach-maker their master ... West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser, 4 Aug 1848. CORNWALL ASSIZES. The Assizes commenced at Bodmin yesterday morning, before Judges Coleridge and Williams, two lads of this town named Basset and Trewhella were tried on a charge of having set fire to a work shop in the possession of Mr. John James, on the 25th of March, and with having on the 28th, set fire to a carriage, with intent to burn the shop. They were found guilty, and sentenced to be transported for 15 years. Penzance Gazette, 1 Aug 1848.