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Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
James Block was transported on the Earl Spencer, departing 30th Apr 1813 and arriving 9th Oct 1813 with 203 passengers.
Built 1803, London - Thames, 672 ton required 56 crew and mounted with 16 guns.
Earl Spencer (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 100 |
| 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
Summer Suffolk Assizes, At these Assizes, although there were only 11 prisoners on the Calendar for trial, 8 of them were capitally convicted, and received sentence of death : viz. … Jas. Block, for burglariously entering the dwelling-house of Wm. Bradstreet, of Charsfield, … They were all reprieved. Suffolk Chronicle, 1 Aug 1812. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Colonial Secretary Index. BLOCK, Joseph. Per "Earl Spencer", 1813; waterman 1813 Oct 14 On list of convicts disembarked from "Earl Spencer" and forwarded to Revd Samuel Marsden at Parramatta for distribution (Reel 6002; 4/3491 p.561)