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Transportation
James Beard 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 380 |
| 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
CONDEMNED.— … James Beard and Samuel Woodhouse, for stealing from the dwelling of William Chapman, at Atherstone ; … Of the above thirty-nine persons, whose lives have become forfeited to the laws of their country, the four latter, viz. Samuel Jacobs, Charles Sanders, Ann Hawtin, and William Stokes, were left for execution. Aris’s Birmingham Gazette, 14 April 1817. Sunday night the 17th inst. the following prisoners were removed from the gaol of this town on Board the Bellerophon, at Sheerness to be transported to New South Wales :—Henry Allen, Richard Beards, Richard Hunter, John Buggins, John Idhouse, Ward, Joseph Harvey, William Smith, George Treday, John Moore, William Barron for fourteen years—William Sheffield, for seven years. Aris’s Birmingham Gazette, 26 May 1817.
Tasmanian Records. List of 28 male convicts embarked on board the ship Duke of Wellington for the Derwent in Van Diemen’s Land. 30th January 1818. https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON13-1-1p110 The men sent to VDL on this ship all had skilled trades. James Beard, per Ocean 3rd. Tried at Warwick Wss. 1st April 1817, Life, Cabinet maker.