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James Brown was transported on the Neva, departing 27th Jul 1833 and arriving 21st Nov 1833 with 170 passengers.
The Neva was a Three-Masted Barque built at Hull in 1813, Lloyd's register 1814. Traded between England & Jamaica then refitted in 1830's to carry convicts. Tons burthen: 327 bm (builders old measurement) Length: 104 ft 4 in (31.80 m) Beam: 27 ft 1 in (8.26 m) Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Armament: 4 × 9-pounder guns Second voyage transporting convicts to Australia ended in a disaster, being shipwrecked near King Island, Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) in 1835. It is recorded that only 15 survived, 6 being Irish female convict women and several crew including Capt. Peck. They were transported to Launceston. On board were also several free passengers and children. A total of 224 lives lost and one of the worst ship wrecks in history.
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| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 183 (93) |
| 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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Old Bailey Online JAMES BROWN. Theft; simple larceny (from 1827). 6th September 1832. Text type Trial account Defendants JAMES BROWN Offences Theft > Simple larceny Session Date 6th September 1832 Reference Number t18320906-366 Verdicts Guilty Punishments Transportation Before Mr. Recorder. 2097. JAMES BROWN was indicted for stealing, on the 30th of August , 2 half-crowns, 12 shillings, and 12 sixpences , the monies of John Johnson . LUCY JOHNSON . I am the wife of John Johnson, a cheesemonger . On the 30th of August, about eight o'clock in evening, I was in the parlour, and heard somebody in the shop - I got up to wait on them, and as I opened the parlour door I saw a lad come from behind the counter; I was alarmed, but as soon as I recovered I said, "Here is a thief in the shop;" my daughter said, "It is Brown's boy;" the prisoner's father lives near me; I went to the till, and all the money but one shilling was gone - I had seen it safe ten minutes before. ELIZA JOHNSON . I was in the parlour, and saw my mother go into the shop - I saw the prisoner go out on his hands and knees; I am certain of him - I have known him a long while, and cannot be mistaken; when he got to the door he stood up, and looked down the street - I told my mother, and he was taken next morning. Prisoner. Q. Did you not say it was my brother? A. I said it was Brown's eldest son, but did not then know there was one older than the prisoner - I am sure it was him; I know there were two bright shillings in the till, and one black one, which I had taken from a sweep. JOHN PANNEL . I am a Policeman. I apprehended the prisoner going towards London-fields - he was counting money in his hand; he kept it in his hand till he got to the watch-house; he asked me several times what I wanted him for, and I did not satisfy him - when I got to the watchhouse I told him the charge; he had 7s. in his hand, and pulled out 10s. more from his pocket - before Eliza Johnson saw the money she said there were two bright shillings and one black one among them - there is a very dark shilling and two bright ones; the prisoner said his brother had lent him the money, and he was going to buy a pair of shoes and trousers with it. Prisoner's Defence. My brother lent me 18s. at the Woolpack. GUILTY . Aged 16. - Transported for Seven Years