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James Commens

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Summary

Born
Jan 1797
Conviction
Perjury
Departure
Nov 1821
Arrival
Mar 1822
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: James Commens
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1797
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Unknown
Aliases: Cummins

Crime

Crime: Perjury
Convicted at: Ireland, Sligo
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 18th Nov 1821
Ship: Southworth
Arrival: 9th Mar 1822
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

James Commens was transported on the Southworth, departing 18th Nov 1821 and arriving 9th Mar 1822 with 101 passengers.

SouthworthSouthworth (generic)

References

Primary Sourcehttp://members.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/cgi-bin/irish/irish.cgi

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Convict Notes

Rod A avatar
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on 31st July 2019

23/04/1833 - Certificate of Freedom granted. (Sydney Gazette & NSW Advertiser 25/04/1833).

D Wong avatar
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on 16th March 2019

James Commens was 25 years old on arrival. Ancestry Convict Indents: Listed as Cummins, he was 5'3½" tall, stout, blue eyes, brown hair. Colonial Secretary Papers: COMMENS, James. Per "Southworth", 1822 1822 Mar 14: On list of convicts landed from the "Southworth" & forwarded to Windsor for distribution; listed as Cummins (Reel 6009; 4/3503 p.13) 1825 Feb 19: On list of convicts transported to Port Macquarie per "Amity" (Reel 6019; 4/3864 pp.504-5) 16/7/1828: COF 15/4/1833: COF renewed 2/12/1834: Permission to marry Anne Stevenson (Caroline), aged 41, on bond, married with 6 children. James was 34, Free. No registration found. 15/2/1837: COF renewed C1838: Permission to marry Mary Gibbons (Andromeda) aged 38 and on Bond - James 38 and Free. 1838: Married Mary Gibbons - James listed as Cummins. Married at St. Mary's, Sydney. No children listed.