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Transportation
James Cliffe was transported on the Earl Spencer, departing 30th Apr 1813 and arriving 9th Oct 1813 with 203 passengers.
Built 1803, London - Thames, 672 ton required 56 crew and mounted with 16 guns.
Earl Spencer (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 100 |
| 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
CONVICTED OF FELONIES James Cliffe, for robbing a bleaching ground at Fazeley, to be transported 14 years; ... Staffordshire Advertiser, 8 Aug 1812. The following sixteen convicts under sentence of have been this week sent from our county gaol to the hulks, Langston harbour, near Portsmouth, viz. John Harrison, William Moorwood, William Henry Chesters, Thomas Snelson, Sylvester Hull, Samuel Hickman, Benjamin Walters, James Johnson, Job Jones, John Wi d, James Cliffe, George Scott, John Yates the elder, John Kenrick and William Crump. Staffordshire Advertiser, 29 Aug 1812. Hulk Records. HO-9-8_2 (Page 14/51) Portsmouth hulks, Leviathan, Captivity and Portland. Received ten prisoners from Stafford, 28 Aug 1812. James Cliffe, age 26, Felony, Tried Stafford 29 July 1812, 14 years, NSW, Earl Spencer.
James Cliffe was listed as 28 years old on arrival. Native Place: Cheshire. James was 5'6½" tall, sallow complexion, brown hair, hazel eyes. Colonial Secretary Index: CLIFF, James. Per "Earl Spencer", 1813 1813 Oct 14: Waterman. On list of convicts disembarked from "Earl Spencer" and forwarded to Revd Samuel Marsden at Parramatta for distribution (Reel 6002; 4/3491 p.561) 1817 Dec 30: Petition for mitigation of sentence (Fiche 3175; 4/1850 p.80) 1818: On list of convicts maintained by William Cox free of expense to the Crown in 1818 (Fiche 3062; 4/1834B No.73 p.443) 31/1/1818: CP - given an Absolute Pardon.