Convict James Castleman - Convict Records

Summary

James Castleman, one of 260 convicts transported on the Asia, 12 April 1841

Born

Jan 1813

Conviction Rape

Departure Apr 1841

Arrival

Aug 1841

Death

Jul 1854

Personal Information

Name: James Castleman

Aliases:

Gender: Male

Born: 1st Jan 1813

Death: 3rd Jul 1854

Age: 41 years

Occupation: Ploughman/shearer

Crime

Crime: Rape

Convicted at: Southampton County Assizes

Sentence term: 10

Voyage

Departed: 12th Apr 1841

Ship: Asia 1

Arrival: 21st Aug 1841

Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

Ship: Asia 1

Departed: 12th Apr, 1841

Arrived: 21st Aug, 1841

Passengers: 259

Built by A Hall & Co at Aberdeen in 1818. A Brig of 536 tons. (Wikipedia) 1830 - Voyage. Asia from Ireland. Female Convict Ship; Stead; Master, Alexander Nesbit M.D. Surgeon Superintendent. Arrived in Sydney Cove 13 Jan 1830. Mustered - 186. Died on Voyage - 3. Disembarked - 1. Total Embarked - 200

References

Primary Source	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/12, Page Number 302
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

Claims

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Convict Notes

Contributed by sally meek on 28th February 2017

James was originally sentenced to death but this was commuted to 10 years TransportatiJames was recommended for Conditional pardon 18/08/45, granted a ticket of leave 13/09/1846, CONDITIONAL PARDON APPROVED 30/01/1849 AND FREEDOM CERT GRANTED 20/07/1852

Contributed by D Wong on 29th July 2018

9/3/1840 Salisbury and Winchester Journal Wiltshire, England: WINCHESTER ASSIZES James Castleman, Henry Batt, Isaac Barter, and Charles Shrimpton were placed the bar, charged with a assault and rape on the person of Eliza Carter, at Barton Stacey, on the 28th of July Last. Charles Shrimpton and Isaac Barter were on board Lady Raffles 1841 VDL. No ship for Henry Batt. James Castleman was 25 years old on arrival in VDL - he was 5'3¾" tall, ruddy complexion, dark brown hair, hazel eyes, literate, face slightly pockpitted, scar left side of head. Native place: Barton Stacey. 3/9/1949: Permission to marry Elizabeth Layton (Woodbridge 1843) 23 years old, . James was 30 and free. 1/10/1849: Married at St. Mark's church, Pontville - Registered at Brighton. No children. 26/7/1852: Free certificate. C1852/3: Left for Melbourne. Elizabeth Layton/Castleman also travelled to Melbourne at a different time in 1853. 12/9/1853 The Argus, Melbourne: JAMES CASTLEMAN, your wife has arrived in Melbourne, and is on the road to Bendigo to meet you. James became a digger at Sailors Gully, Bendigo. 3/7/1854: James died after suffering Enteritis and was buried at the Burial Ground at Kangaroo Gully. The informant was his wife Elizabeth.

Contributed by Barton Stacey History Group on 22nd April 2022

Baptised 23 May 1813 at All Saints' Church, Barton Stacey, Hampshire, son of Benjamin Castleman and his wife Mary (Brackstone, m.12 Nov 1799 All Saints, Barton Stacey).

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Revisions

Contributor	Date	Changes
D Wong	27th Mar 2023	date of death: 3rd July, 1854 (prev. 0000), gender: m
sally meek	27th Mar 2023	date of birth: 1813 (prev. 0000), occupation, crime
Anonymous	12th May 2011	none