James Bush

Life Span

Male median life span was 57 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 7 years

Crime:	Stealing fowls
Convicted at:	Gloucester Assizes
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	John
Departure date:	26th January, 1832
Arrival date:	8th June, 1832
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 199 other convicts

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 256
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 Project.

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D Wong on 2nd March, 2013 wrote:

James Bush was 19 years old, his native place was Gloucestershire.

29/8/1832: Labourer - assigned to W O’Donnell, Maitland.

27/8/1836: TOL Maitland

1837: Assigned to W H E Hall, Maitland.

7/1/1842: COF

D Wong on 2nd March, 2013 made the following changes:

date of birth 1812, gender, occupation, crime