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Transportation
Game Carter was transported on the Ocean, departing 31st Jul 1817 and arriving 1st Jan 1818 with 181 passengers.
The 'Ocean' was an English merchant ship and whaler built in 1794 at South Shields, England. In 1803 she accompanied the ship 'Calcutta' to Australia, acting as a transport supply ship. When the settlers abondoned Port Phillip, Melbourne, Victoria the ship transferred convicts, settlers and marines to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania). In 1815, 1817 & 1823 the 'Ocean' transported convicts to New South Wales.
Ocean (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 374 |
| 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
1818 - Old Sydney Burial Ground - Inventory Name; James Carter Age; 28 Burial; 24 January 1818 Remarks; Convict
Medical Journal of Ocean for 21 June 1817 to 16 Jan 1818, by George Fairfowl. ADM 101/57/8/21818-1819 Folios 13, 17 and 22: Game Carter, Convict, aged 22; disease or hurt, dysentery. Taken ill, 21 November 1817. Discharged to hospital at Sydney, 15 January 1818. Had been convalescing from a previous attack of dysentery.
10/8/1816 Northampton Mercury Northamptonshire, England: ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE RUTLAND Game Carter and John Clarke were also found guilty of stealing a lamb, the property of R. Wyeman. — Death. No ship found for John Clarke - there were 2 John Clarke's on the Ocean but both were convicted elsewhere. 23/1/1818: Sydney Hospital Deaths 1818 - 'James' Carter died of diarrhoea, aged 25 years - Ocean 2.