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James Claridge was transported on the Rodney, departing 19th Sep 1851 and arriving 20th Dec 1851 with 302 passengers.
1853 - Voyage. From Queenstown the 24 Nov. Capt. McLean. 342 male convicts
Rodney (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/17, Page Number 214 Baptism record at Chilson https://www.ancestry.com.au/imageviewer/collections/61057/images/PAR238_ACC6078_6_012?pId=1513570 |
| 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
Court record 1847 has age as 19. So birth date 1928 closer match than 1924 https://www.ancestry.com.au/imageviewer/collections/1590/images/31251_A006082-00408?pId=515511
Daughter Alice Mary Claridge Died 0n the 29th Sept 1896 at the Launceston General Hospital
I believe this to be the baptism record https://www.ancestry.com.au/imageviewer/collections/61057/images/PAR238_ACC6078_6_012?pId=1513570 which would have 1828 as birth year rather than 1824.
Descendant of James Clarige (James Clarige -> Argentina Eliza Claridge -> Annie Maria Gartside -> Dorothy Ismay Buckley -> Shirley Ann Sellick -> Geoff Leach). Evidence increasingly pointing to James Claridge being son of William Claridge convict, transported on Somertshire 1841 https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts/claridge/william/55362
James last child is named Annie Maria Claridge. Birth 10th May 1874, Launceston, Tas Death 28th Feb 1943, Launceston, Tas Annie was my Grandmother
6/3/1847 Oxford University and City Herald Oxfordshire, England: COUNTY OF OXFORD LENT ASSIZES James Claridge, 19, charged with breaking open the dwelling house of George Quarterman, at Pudlicott, and stealing several articles therefrom. James Claridge was listed as 26 years old on arrival. Place of Birth: Oxford. Mother: Alice Brother: Charles Sisters: Mary, Charlotte, Eliza, Hannah, Harriet. James was literate, single CofE, 5'2½" tall, dark complexion, brown hair, no whiskers, hazel eyes, tree, E.C. H.C H.C. and several other letters on right arm, tree and several blue marks on left arm. 20/10/1852: TOL 16/7/1853: Storey/Hobart/Larceny under £5 - fifteen months hard labour. 12/8/1857: Free Certificate (himself) - working for himself**. 28/12/1861: Married Annie Lincoln (1836-1913) at St. Matthias, Windermere, Launceston, Tas. Children: James Lincoln Claridge 1862-1938 William Charles Claridge 1863-1883 Alice Mary Claridge 1865- Frederick Alexander Claridge 1867-1929 Argentina Eliza Claridge 1868-1955 George Ernest Claridge 1870-1937 Annie Maria Claridge 1874-1943 19/8/1900: James died at Inveresk, Tas., aged 76, and was buried at the Charles Street Cemetery.
he married annie lincoln in launceston tasmania had 6 children