Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
James Campbell was transported on the Westmoreland, departing 3rd Mar 1835 and arriving 15th Jul 1835 with 221 passengers.
The Westmoreland was a 405-ton sailing ship built in 1832 at Lynn, Norfolk, England. Four (4) sailings listed for her to transport convicts (and some free settlers and soldiers) to Australia - New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania). (Voyage in 1838 from Ireland to NSW is currently being compiled, incomplete list of persons to date.)
Westmoreland (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/10, Page Number 6 convict indents and ship musters - Tickets of Leave - Pardons Recommended |
| 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
1847 James Campbell, Arrived per ship Westmoreland, 1, Recommended date 1847; Original Remarks: Conditional Pardon
1843 Ticket of Leave Number: 43/1926 Year: 1843; Allowed to remain in the District of Parramatta; Name: James Campbell; Place of Trial: Nottinghamshire [NTT ENG],Quarter Sessions, Ship: Westmoreland, Year: 1835
James Campbell, Arrived: per Westmoreland 15 Jul 1835; at Sydney NSW; Age: 28 years; Education: Reads & Writes; Religion: Protestant; Marriage Status: Married; Male Children: 1, Total Children: 1; Born at Nottingham [NTT ENG]; Employment: Shoemaker (indifferent), silk glove maker; Trial Crime: Assault & robbery, Trial Court: Nottingham Quarter Sessions, Tried at Nottingham [NTT ENG], 05 Jan 1834, Trial Sentence: Life; Previous convictions: 7 years; Height in feet & inches: 5 10.5; Complexion: Sallow; Hair: Sandy brown; Eyes: Hazel; Marks or Scars: Yes;
James William Campbell the son of James Campbell, publican Campbelltown arrived in Sydney, NSW in 1858 with his wife Mary Ann from Nottinghamshire. The convict James Campbell per "Westmoreland" was assigned to Campbelltown.
I believe he was James Campbell, publican Campbells Family Hotel, Campbelltown. He married Maria Rafter in Sydney in 1851. He had a son William James who I believe accompanied his mother Mary Campbell on the ship Sarah & Elizabeth in 1837 as a three year old.