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James Blackaby was transported on the General Hewett, departing 31st Jul 1813 and arriving 7th Feb 1814 with 301 passengers.
The Windham and General Hewett left England the 24th of August, in convoy with the Wansted, Capt. Moore, who sailed from hence last Thursday for Batavia; the General Hewett arrived at Rio the 17th of November, and sailed again the 2d of December. Together with the military detachments, she received on board for this Settlement 300 male prisoners, of whom we are sorry to report the death of 35, whose names we shall endeavour to procure an account of, and publish in the next Gazette, for the information of their friends and families in Great Britain. Sydney Gazette, Sat 12 Feb 1814.
General HewettReferences
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 116. Trail held at Hertford Assizes on 04/03/1813. Information from England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892 |
| 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
15/3/1813 Hampshire Chronicle Hampshire, England: ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE James Blackaby and Daniel Drake, for stealing one ewe sheep, the property of VV. Norris. Daniel Drake was also onboard. James Blackaby was born in Widford in 1785, he was the son of John Blackaby and Mary. 1803: Married Mary Morris at Great St. Mary's, Sawbridgeworth - sons: John 1808, Joseph 1810, James 1813. James settled at Beanfields and worked as a farmhand. C1813-14: James died onboard the ship.
The General Hewitt was launched in 1811. This was her first voyage; she transported convicts from England to Australia; James Blackaby: 1785 -1813; was on this trip. Convict transport 1813-14 Under the command of Captain Percy Earl, the ship sailed from England on 26 Aug 1813, with 300 male convicts, 104 crew, 70 soldiers, 15 women and five children. The soldiers came from the 46th Regiment of Foot and guarded the convicts. The General Hewett sailed with 2 other ships, the Surry and Three Bees; under the escort of HMS Akbar, who was protecting an armament vessel to South Africa and Mauritius. The General Hewett arrived at Port Jackson, Australia on 07 February 1814, having travelled via Madeira and Rio de Janeiro.The voyage took 165 days, during which 34 male convicts died, this was a large number of fatalities, mostly of contagious dysentery. The losses on General Hewett, Surry, & the Three Bees, led in 1814, to Surgeon General William Redfern preparing a report for Governor Lachlan Macquarie on the sanitary problems of the ships transporting convicts to New South Wales. This report led to a great improvement in conditions, including the appointment of a medical officer for each voyage.
Married Mary Morris 03/07/1808 surname spelt Blackebey, had 2 sons Joseph Blackaby 1800-1890 and James Blackaby 05/1813 - 1896. Oringinall James was sentenced to death, this was commuted to life 03/05/1813, James was detained on the prison hulk Retribution in Woolwich, London, England.