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Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
James Bolton was transported on the Surrey Or Surry, departing 31st Dec 1813 and arriving 28th Jul 1814 with 204 passengers.
Built at Harwich in 1811 a square-rigged transport ship of 443 tons and copper lined she had two decks with a height between decks of 5 ft. 8 ins. In 1818, she had a major refit increasing the decks (and convict carrying capacity) to three. She was owned by the London firm of F. & C.F. Mangles.
Surrey Or Surry (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 137 (70) |
| 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
WARWICK ASSIZES, CONTINUED FROM OUR LAST PAPER. … James Bolton, for horse-stealing; … severally received sentence Death, but were afterwards reprieved. Aris’s Birmingham Gazette, 12 April 1813.
Colonial Secretary Index. BOLTON, James. Per "Surrey", 1814. 1814 Aug 18 On list of convicts disembarked from the "Surrey" and forwarded to Windsor for distribution (Reel 6004; 4/3493 p.256) 1819 On list of convicts maintained by William Cox free of expense to the Crown in 1819 (Reel 6058; 4/1769 p.86a) 1819 Petition for mitigation of sentence (Fiche 3192; 4/1857 p.26) 1822 Nov29, Dec 3 Re permission to marry at Castlereagh (Reel 6010; 4/3507 p.14)
New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842 Age: 25 Occupation: Lighterman Ticket of Leave - 2307 Conditional Pardon - Absolute Pardon -