Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
James Buckley was transported on the Morley, departing 30th Jun 1818 and arriving 7th Nov 1818 with 166 passengers.
The "Morley" was built on the Thames, England in 1811. Convicts were transported to New South Wales on the Morley in 1817, 1818, 1820, 1828 and 1829 and to Van Diemen's Land in 1820 and 1823. 1829 Voyage. 200 Male English Convicts. Commander; Harrison. Richard Lewis; Surgeon Superintendent arrived 2 Dec 1829. All convicts survived the voyage.
Morley (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 60 |
| 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
"5th Great Grandfather"
"4th Great Grandfather. Daughter Ann my 3rd Great Grandmother. I was born on her birth date 27th August."
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Convict Notes
The family can be located in the 1828 census of New South Wales.. Page 69. Buckley James, 41, FS, Morley, 1818, 7, Nailor, Parramatta [B3023]. Buckley Mary, 40, FS, Maria, 1818, 7 [B3024]. Followed by George and Sarah who came on Maria and then Ann, Jane, Martha, James and William who were all born in the colony. Abraham was of course still in England. The other two girls who came on 'Maria', Mary and Elizabeth are entered separately. Elizabeth, 12, servant to Rev Samuel Marsden at Parramatta [B3020] and Mary, 16, servant to Daniel Jackson at Evan [B3015].
Mary Hitchen had married James Buckley 12th August 1805 at Halifax in Yorkshire. They had a family of 5 children, when James was tried at Lancaster Quarter Sessions on 22nd January 1817 for stealing calico pieces, and sentenced to transportation for 7 years. His wife, Mary was left with the young family and it seems she turned to crime to feed her little brood. On 21st October 1817, only 9 months after James, Mary was also tried at Lancaster Quarter sessions, for larceny and sentenced to transportation for 7 years. ...Mary Hitchen was convicted on 21 Oct 1817 at Lancashire Quarter Sessions, Lancashire, England, of larceny and sentenced to transportation for 7 years. She sailed from Deal, England, on 17 Mar 1818 on board the ship ‘Maria’. Also on board where her children, George, Sarah, Mary and Elizabeth. Abraham being too old to come with parents, stayed with grandparents and continued his education, coming to Australia at a much later date…. Mary joined her husband in the colony and they continued their growing family, with a further 5 children being born in NSW. Most of the children grew to maturity and married, either convicts or the children of convict, including Abraham who eventually emigrated in 1840.
James Buckley and his wife Mary Hitchen (married in Halifax, Yorkshire in 1805) had 12 children, five of whom were born in Australia (Parramatta, New South Wales).
Buried St. John's Cemetery, Parramatta.