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Transportation
James Clarke was transported on the Adelaide, departing 8th Aug 1849 and arriving 29th Nov 1849 with 304 passengers.
The 'ADELAIDE’ was built 1832 in Calcutta. Wood ship of 640 Tons. 1849 voyage: Departed London 17 Aug 1849. The convicted persons were then known as 'Exiles' because they had served part of their sentence in England and providing they were of good conduct were to be given a 'Ticket of Leave' or Conditional Pardon upon arrival in Australia. The 'Adelaide' arrived at Hobart, VDL on 29 Nov 1849 and disembarked 40 men. The ship then sailed to Port Phillip, Victoria but was refused entry and so sailed on to Port Jackson, New South Wales arriving there 24 Dec 1849. 1855 voyage: departed Portland, England on 19 April 1855, arriving Fremantle, Western Australia on 18 July 1855. 260 convicts, 1 death. The ship also carried 30 Pensioner Guards and their families.
Adelaide (generic)References
| Primary Source | NSW State Records (TOL butts NRS 12202). Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/16, Page Number 91 (47) England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892 for James Clarke |
| 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
Prisoners No; 49/1153. England & Wales, Criminal Registers. Name James Clarke Age 42. Estimated Birth Year; abt 1805 Date of Trial; 1 Mar 1847 **** Location of Trial Lancashire, England Sentence; Transportation © 1997-2026 Ancestry 1847 - Quarterly Returns of Prisoners in Hulks. 1847. December Name James Clarke Conviction Age 42. Birth Date abt 1805 Charge Breaking Into A Dwelling House & Stealing Therefrom Sentence 7 Years Conviction Date 1 Mar 1847. Conviction Place Salford 1849/50 - UK, Royal Navy Medical Journals, Ship; Adelaide. Placed on Sick List; 19 October 1849 Age; 43 tears old Disease; Phlegmon is a localized area of acute inflammation in the soft tissues, often resulting from a bacterial infection 1849 - TICKET OF LEAVE. 30 Dec 1849. Allowed to remain in the District of Wellington
Ticket of Leave No. 49/1313 dated 30 Dec. 1849 in district of Wellington, Prisoner No. 49/1153, Tried 1 March 1847