James Clift

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Summary

Born
Unknown
Conviction
Theft - larceny
Departure
Dec 1829
Arrival
May 1830
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

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

Crime

Convicted at: Warwick Quarter Session
Sentence term: 14 years

Voyage

Departed: 2nd Dec 1829
Ship: Mermaid
Arrival: 7th May 1830
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

James Clift was transported on the Mermaid, departing 2nd Dec 1829 and arriving 7th May 1830 with 200 passengers.

MermaidMermaid (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 250
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 13th August 2025

Sentences of the prisoners. … Fourteen Years' … Thomas Joiner and James Ciift, stealing 50 lbs. coffee, at Edgbaston, from the Company of Proprietors of the Worcester and Birmingham Canal Navigation; … Birmingham Journal, 18 July 1829. The following convicts (severally sentenced to transportation), were removed from our County Gaol, and put on board the Justitia Hulk, Woolwich; on Wednesday, Fourteen Years, … James Clift, ... Leamington Spa Courier, 8 Aug 1829.