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Summary

Born
Unknown
Conviction
Assault
Departure
Apr 1849
Arrival
Apr 1850
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: James Carter
Gender: Male
Born: Unknown
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Unknown

Crime

Crime: Assault
Convicted at: Suffolk, Bury St Edmunds Quarter Sessions
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 18th Apr 1849
Ship: Neptune
Arrival: 5th Apr 1850
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land. [Originally for Cape of Good Hope, however due to anti-convict sentiment, ship eventually sailed for Van Diemen's Land.]

Transportation

James Carter was transported on the Neptune, departing 18th Apr 1849 and arriving 5th Apr 1850 with 306 passengers.

NeptuneNeptune

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/16, Page Number 6
Source DescriptionThis 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 SourceGreat Britain. Home Office
Compiled ByState Library of Queensland
Database SourceBritish convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database

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Convict Notes

Maureen Withey avatar
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on 24th June 2026

Wm. Dennis and James Carter, by G. Gataker, Esq., and the Rev, G. B. Paley, charged with night poaching at Lavenham, and with having violently assaulted  Robert Palmer, the gamekeeper, and his assistants, by striking them upon the head with a gun and bludgeon, so as to endanger the life of the said Robert Palmer. IPSWICH Journal, 1 Feb 1845.  Monday last, the following convicts were removed from this gaol to the Milbank prison, in pursuance of their sentences—viz., Wm. Dennis, James Carter, ... each to be transported for the term of seven years Suffolk Chronicle, 12 April 1845.