Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
James Betchley was transported on the Dromedary, departing 11th Sep 1819 and arriving 10th Jan 1820 with 371 passengers.
Dromedary (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 216 |
| 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
Alphabetical Registers of Male Convicts. (CON23) No; 254 Name; James Betchley Height; 5 Ft 7 3/4 in Hair; Brown. Hair very thin Eyes; L. Brown Age; 28 Trade; Botanic Gardener Trial; [1] Sussex - March 1819 - 14 years [2] Hobart - 19 April 1837- 14 years Ship; Dromedary - 1820 Native Place; Surry DEAD; Vide Memo of P. Supt. 12 June 1840
NO; 54. 1839 - 27 Dec. Having a Number of his Govt shirts .... contrary to orders DEAD Burials; Hobart No; 141 Name; James Beachley [John Betchley] Abode; Port Arthur Ship; Dromedary Age; 47 years [1793] Date; 1840. 8 June Quality or profession. Labourer By Whom Ceremony was preformed; John Weatherston
New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters. Year; 1841 No; 254 Name; James Betchley Ship; Dromedary Noted against name; DIED; 7 June 1840 --------------------
James Betchley was sent to Tasmania but his name was changed to Beachley due to a mistake in spelling I suspect. He married a convict Sarah Walton and produced a son also James.