Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
James Brigg was transported on the Sesostris, departing 23rd Nov 1825 and arriving 21st Mar 1826 with 151 passengers.
Sesostris (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/5, Page Number 306 |
| 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 |
Claims
"James is my 5x great-grandfather"
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Convict Notes
James Bugg is also listed on the Claim a Convict website https://www.hawkesbury.net.au/claimaconvict/search.php
The recording of his surname of Briggs was a transcription error which he corrected with AA Company officials as early as 1828. This was many years before his Conditional Pardon. However his TOL and Conditional Pardon appear under Briggs because of the incorrect record on Sesostris.
A Convict Love Token for this convict is held by Paul ware in his private collection
this is my grandfather 5 x his real name was Bugg not Briggs the constabulary said his real name was offensive and changed it to Briggs when he was finally pardoned he changed his name back to Bugg.
James Bugg, who was born in Essex, England in 1801, was convicted of stealing meat (two lambs, a wether sheep and two pigs) at the Essex Assizes held at Chelmsford in July 1825 and was sentenced to death. Reprieved to life transportation, he sailed on the convict transport "Sesostris" (incorrectly recorded as "James Brigg"), which reached Sydney on 21 March 1826. On 15 January 1827, he was assigned to the Australian Agricultural Company as a shepherd. Successful in his duties, he was promoted to overseer around 1829 and soon afterwards assigned to oversee the Company's outstation at Berrico. In 1834 he was granted a ticket-of-leave, which allowed him to work for himself so long as he remained in the district and attended a regular muster; he chose to continue working for the Company. In 1833, Bugg established a relationship with an Aboriginal woman he called Charlotte, and from this union were born Mary Ann (1834), John (1836), Eliza (1839), William (1841), James (1843), Jane (1845), Elizabeth (1847) and Thomas (1850). Mary Ann Bugg grew up to be one of only 2 female bushrangers and had a relationship the bushranger Captain Thunderbolt, Frederick Ward