Summary
Personal Information
Transportation
James Brown was transported on the Canada, departing 23rd Apr 1819 and arriving 1st Sep 1819 with 138 passengers.
Canada (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 140. NSW State Archives, Convict Muster 1825 (HO10/19) |
| 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
Transportation Register: Convicted 13 January 1819 1825 Convict Muster: Estimated Birth Year about 1790, Employments: Landholder Windsor
Had two children with Rosetta Murtagh - Ann born 1821 and Elizabeth born 1823. After Rosetta's death in 1825, the children were placed in the Female Orphan Institution, Parramatta.
He applied for permission to marry Rosetta Murtagh (convict ship Elizabeth) in 1823. (Colonial Secretart's Papers) They had 2 children - Mary Ann b. 1821 and Elizabeth b. 1823. They do not appeared to have married, and Rosetta died in 1825. The children were then placed in the Female Orphan School (NSW Muster 1828)(NRS 793 [1]; Reel 2777; 1477, Page 003)