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James Blay was transported on the Indefatigable And Minstrel, departing 9th May 1812 and arriving 19th Oct 1812 with 331 passengers.
The Indefatigable was built at Whitby, England. She was square-rigged three masted ship of 549 tons and had three decks; a length of 127 ft. and a beam of 31ft. 8ins. The Indefatigable sailed from England on 4th June 1812 in company with the Minstrel. The Indefatigable came direct to Hobart, VDL arriving there on 19 October 1812. One prisoner died on the voyage out. Having disembarked the prisoners in Hobart, the Indefatigable arrived in Port Jackson on 6 December 1812, departing there bound for England in January 1813. The Indefatigable returned to Australia with convicts in 1815 (see separate listing).
Indefatigable And Minstrel (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 63 (33) |
| 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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Family connections for James (Blay) are: BLAY James (Blay) was tried at probably Old Bailey on 9 1 1811, sentenced to Life & arrived in Hobart Van Diemens Land (Tasmania) as a convict on 19 10 1812 after a voyage of 5.5months on INDEFATIGIBLE travelling with MINSTREL. He was issued his Conditional Pardon on 25 1 1818. He married Catherine (Bartlett/Cullen her second marriage) on 13 2 1823 & produced 1child. [Some details taken from this Website] Catherine (Bartlett/Cullen) was born in 1797/1800 [dates conflict in Smees records & NI Refs.] on Norfolk Island. She is recorded as child off stores on Norfolk Island in February 1805. On 26 12 1807 she was taken to Van Diemens Land (Tasmania) as part of the first evacuation on HMS PORPOISE by her parents, arriving on 17 1 1808; to New Norfolk Derwent Valley. She married firstly James (Teddler) on 19 8 1816 at St Davids CofE Hobart & produced 2children. She helped sell the Georgian mansion at New Norfolk in 1836 to recover debts. She died on 11 7 1866 age about66/69 mother of 3children. Details of Catherine (Bartlett)/Cullen)s family are given in entry for James (Cullen FRIENDSHIP 1800) on this Website. James (Blay) & Catherine (Cullen) produced 1known child: 1.Elizabeth/Susan (Blay) REFERENCES: Craig James Smee 'Births and Baptisms Marriages and Defacto Relationships Deaths and Burials New South Wales 1788-1830' ..a complete listing from church & other records in the early colony. Irene Schaffer & Thelma McKay 'Exiled Three Times Over! Profiles of Norfolk Islanders Exiled in Van Diemens Land 1807-1813' James Hugh Donohoe 'Norfolk Island 1788-1813-The People and Their Families' Reg Wright 'Forgotten Generation of Norfolk Island & Van Diemens Land'
Tasmanian Record : https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON13-1-1p114 List of Conditional Pardons sent to his Hon Lieut Gov. Sorell per ship Duke of Wellington on the 30 January 1818, having date 25 January 1818. James Blay, Tried Middx G.D., 9 Jan 1811, Ship Indefatigable 1812, Sentence, Life.