Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
James Bishop was transported on the Layton, departing 13th Jun 1827 and arriving 9th Oct 1827 with 161 passengers.
1829 Voyage - Source; The Sydney Monitor. Sat 14 Nov 1829. Page 3. Shipping Intelligence. Arrivals.- On Sunday the Layton from Sheerness, with 190 male prisoners, Surgeon Superintendent Dr. James Osborne, R. N. Lieutenant Miller, 40th Regt; and 29 soldiers of different corps, 4 women and 3 children. Mustered; 188. Died on Voyage; 2. Total 190 Embarked.
Layton (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 209 (106) |
| 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 |
Claims
No one has claimed James Bishop yet.
Photos
No photos have been added for James Bishop.
Convict Notes
Tasmanian Records. Convict Conduct Record. https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON31-1-1$init=CON31-1-1p343 No. 977. James Bishop, Layton, Tried 9 Mar 1826, Life. Transported for Highway robbery. M (mother) Mary Bishop at Harboro’. I worked for W. Felton at Harboro’, Publican, single. Conditional Pardon 27 Jan 1840 Free Pardon, 31 May 1843. See record for further information.