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Summary

Born
Nov 1822
Conviction
Sheep-stealing
Departure
Mar 1848
Arrival
Aug 1848
Death
Sep 1908
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Personal Information

Name: James Bowden
Gender: Male
Born: 20th Nov 1822
Death: 13th Sep 1908
Age at death: 85
Occupation: Farm labourer & ploughman

Crime

Crime: Sheep-stealing
Convicted at: Somerset (Taunton) Quarter Sessions
Sentence term: 10 years

Voyage

Departed: 6th Mar 1848
Ship: Anna Maria
Arrival: 7th Aug 1848
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land or Port Phillip

Transportation

James Bowden was transported on the Anna Maria, departing 6th Mar 1848 and arriving 7th Aug 1848 with 190 passengers.

Built 1836 in Calcutta. Wood barque of 421 Tons. Master Edward Smith. Sailed from England 1848 with 190 men from Pentonville prison under the care of surgeon Dr Robert Stevenson, . Twenty seven prisoners deemed to fall into "second class" were disembarked in Hobart and granted tickets of leave on landing and the remainder were disembarked at Geelong with conditional pardons. Sailed from Woolwich on 6 October 1851 under surgeon W. McCrae with 196 female convicts, landing on 26 January 1852.

Anna MariaAnna Maria (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/15, Page Number 272
Source DescriptionThis 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 SourceGreat Britain. Home Office
Compiled ByState Library of Queensland
Database SourceBritish convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database

Claims

"James Bowden is my fourth great uncle. He was born abt 1823 in West Buckland, North Devon, England; the son of Abraham and Mary Smith Bowden. James was convicted of stealing 6 ewe sheep, 20 Oct 1846, at the Taunton Sessions, held at the Great Hall in the Taunton Castle. He is registered as a prisoner of Pentonville prison Oct 1846. James has a note to his name stating that he was "Removed" to the prison Hulk "JUSTITIA", berthed at Woolwich, 30 Sept 1847. A second note states James was "EXILED" per ship "ANNA MARIA", 25 or 26 Feb 1848 2nd Class Catherine Nielsen"

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Convict Notes

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on 28th August 2025

Committed to Wilton Gaol. 13 Oct. – James Bowden, stealing ewe sheep. Taunton Courier, 21 Oct 1846. Somerset Michaelmas Sessions, Taunton.—Sentences of the Prisoners.—Transportation.—Ten Years — … James Bowden, for stealing six ewe sheep, the property of James Yeo; ... Bath Chronicle, 29 Oct 1846.