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Transportation
James Carmichael was transported on the Lord Sidmouth, departing 9th Nov 1820 and arriving 19th Feb 1821 with 162 passengers.
A Barque built in Jersey (Briton) 1815. Tonnage 194. Built by Matthew le Boeuf. Three (3) voyages to Australia transporting convicted persons. (The 1821 does not yet have complete details on this web site.)
Lord Sidmouth (generic)References
| Primary Source | New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842 Bound Indentures 1820-1821 |
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Convict Notes
The humble Petition of James Carmichael, Dutifully States that your petitioner is nearly five years in this Colony with an unimpeachable character as will apparently a reference to the Certificate hereunto annexed. Therefore your petitioner most humbly solicits your Excellency to take his case into consideration and Grant him such Indulgence as you may think fit. And your petitioner humbly states to your Excellency that his first master with whom he remained two years and three months, but his being inhumanely murdered prevented your petitioner from having his signature to the certificate above mentioned. May your Excellency be pleased to look over his said Certificate and he trusts it will be satisfactory of this statement for which Indulgence your Petitioner as in duty bound will ever pray. Dated 17 Nov 1825. NSW Convict Index, James Carmichael, per Lord Sidmouth, 1821, Ticket of Leave, No 25/660. District, Sydney; Born Antrim 1767; Trade, Weaver; Tried Antrim 1820. James Carmichael, per Lord Sidmouth, 1821, Certificate of Freedom, 24 July 1827. No 27/0716. TL 660/2134.
Transmitted from the Goal of the county of Antrim to Kilmainham Prison, on the 14th inst. the following Convicts, viz. : James Carmichael, for stealing sheep, the property of the Marquis of Donegall, in the year 1814, (?) seven years. … Belfast Commercial Chronicle. 25 Sep 1820.
From Co Antrim Ireland 5; 10" sallow complexion brown/grey hair hazel eyes. Number 2134 written in margin New South Wales, Australia, Colonial Secretary's Papers, Petitions To The Governor From Convicts For Mitigations of Sentences 17/11/1825 Letter to the Governor to have his sentence reduced New South Wales, Australia, Colonial Secretary's Papers, 1825 granted a ToL New South Wales, Australia, Certificates of Freedom, 24/7/1827 no 27/716. Had a previous ToL no 2134