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Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
James Burcham was transported on the Fortune, departing 31st Oct 1812 and arriving 11th Jun 1813 with 200 passengers.
Fortune (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 83 (43) |
| 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
14/3/1812 Norfolk Chronicle: At Hertford...James Burcham...for various robberies and burglaries, were capitally convicted; and received sentence of Death; all were reprieved except Glazebrooke, who had previously escaped from the hulks. James Burcham was listed as 41 years old on arrival. Native Place: Northampton. James waws 5'5" tall, pale complexion, black to grey hair, hazel eyes. 1825 Muster: Burcham, James, free by servitude, Fortune, 1813, life, shoemaker, Parramatta Morris, Mary, convict, Wanstead, 1814, 14 years, wife to James Burcham, Parramatta Burcham, John, 9, born in the colony, son of J. Burcham, Parramatta Burcham, Mary Ann, 8, born in the colony, daughter of J. Burcham, Parramatta Burcham, James, 7, born in the colony, son of J. Burcham, Parramatta Burcham, George, 3, born in the colony, son of J. Burcham, Parramatta. 5/6/1836: James Bircham died, aged 65/66 - he was buried at St. John's, Parramatta. On his headstone: Sacred to the Memory of JAMES BURCHAM who departed this life 5 of June 1836 Aged 66
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James Burcham married another convict Mary Morris on 23 September 1816 at Parramatta. By 1828 Mary had left Burcham and was living with John Champley. Their story is told in my book "The Campbelltown Convicts". See http://www.amazon.com/The-Campbelltown-Convicts-Peter-Hinds/dp/0987396161/