Convict James Blowfield - Convict Records

Summary

James Blowfield, one of 294 convicts transported on the Fairlie, 09 March 1852

Born

Jan 1815

Conviction Desertion

Departure Mar 1852

Arrival

Jul 1852

Death

Jul 1880

Personal Information

Name: James Blowfield

Aliases:

Gender: Male

Born: 1st Jan 1815

Death: 30th Jul 1880

Age: 65 years

Occupation: Shoemaker/bootmaker

Crime

Crime: Desertion

Convicted at: Court Martial Chichester

Sentence term: 7

Voyage

Departed: 9th Mar 1852

Ship: Fairlie

Arrival: 3rd Jul 1852

Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

Ship: Fairlie

Departed: 9th Mar, 1852

Arrived: 3rd Jul, 1852

Passengers: 306

References

Primary Source	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/17, Page Number 360
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

Contributed by Sha on 19th May 2018

Convicted 1849

Contributed by D Wong on 20th May 2018

James Blowfield was listed as 37 years old on arrival in VDL - his native place was Saxmendham. James was transported for "Desertion from the coldstream guards absent 16 mths". Prior Convictions: Desertion 3 times 30 days, 3 mths and 6 mths. James was 5'9¼" tall, fresh complexion, black hair and whiskers, blue eyes, literate. Married: Wife: Frances - no children listed. Brothers: George, Amos, John. Sisters: Matilda, Eliza - at native place. 1/10/1853: Permission to marry Sarah Ann Hill (Sir Robert Seppings). 8/11/1853: TOL 21/11/1853: Married Sarah Ann Hill, aged 27, he was 38, and a shoemaker. Married at St George's church, Hobart. Children: BLOWFIELD SARAH 1853 BLOWFIELD M 1855 BLOWFIELD JOHN WILLIAM JAMES 1856 BLOWFIELD F 1858 BLOWFIELD GEORGE ROWLAND HILL 1860 29/8/1854: CP 11/12/1856: Free Certificate, Hobart. 23/11/1867: Sarah Ann Blowfield died of Chronic Bronchitis at Macquarie Street, Hobart - Shoemakers wife. 9/1/1868: Married Sarah Annie Mason, aged 22 - James was 52, a Boot maker. Children: BLOWFIELD AMANDA MATILDA ALICE 1869 BLOWFIELD GRACE LUCY MAY 1871 BLOWFIELD MARY 1872 BLOWFIELD EDWIN THEODORE AUGUS 1874 BLOWFIELD VIOLET TEMPLAR 1875 BLOWFIELD FRANCES EDITH 1877 30/7/1880: James died at the New Town Pauper Establishment, aged 65, of 'Disease of the brain'. Listed as a Shoemaker. 25/11/1881: Sarah Annie Blowfield, aged 37, a widow - married George Homer, aged 50 a widower at her home in Bathurst Street, Hobart. Children: HOMER HAROLD ERNEST 1882 HOMER WILLIAM PERCY 1884

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Revisions

Contributor	Date	Changes
Sha	27th Mar 2023	date of birth: 1815 (prev. 0000), occupation, crime
Iris Dunne	27th Mar 2023	gender: m
D Wong	27th Mar 2023	date of death: 30th July, 1880 (prev. 0000), occupation
Anonymous	12th May 2011	none