James Booth

James Booth, one of 280 convicts transported on the Norfolk, 12 May 1835

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	James Booth
Aliases:	none
Gender:	-

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	-
Occupation:	Cotton spinner
Date of Death:	17th June, 1887
Age:	-

Life Span

Median life span was 57 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 7 years

Crime:	Larceny
Convicted at:	Lancaster Session Peace
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	Norfolk
Departure date:	12th May, 1835
Arrival date:	28th August, 1835
Place of arrival	Van Diemen's Land
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 281 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/10, Page Number 56
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 Project.

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Community Contributions

Ann Bullen on 15th April, 2014 wrote:

Assigned to William Dean Launceston Area,Received Free Certificate July 1841. Settled in Laang selecting 40 Acres near Garvoc. Married Judith Pound in 1851 at Warrnambool and worked as a splitter. They had 12 children, 4 pre deased him.

Convict Changes History

Ann Bullen on 15th April, 2014 made the following changes:

date of death: 17th June, 1887 (prev. 0000), occupation, crime