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Transportation
James Richmond Cowell was transported on the Antares, departing 12th Dec 1850 and arriving 2nd Jan 1851 with 7 passengers.
131 ton schooner ship. Sailed from Auckland, New Zealand, to Hobart, Tasmania with passengers and convicts. Also from Adelaide to Hobart. Shipwrecked off the Furneaux Islands (near Tasmania) 1853 (8 lives lost).
Antares (generic)References
| Primary Source | Tasmanian Archives - convicts |
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Convict Notes
Came to Sydney in 1842 per 'Aden'. In Adelaide for 15 months per 'Minerva'. 2 years in the Royal Artillery Brigade - discharged. Father - James - at native place Mother - Jane - at native place Sisters - Mary, Jane & Ann (London & native place) Brothers - John, Henry, ...?
James Richmond COWELL was convicted at Adelaide, Australia on 25 Mar 1850 for uttering forged orders, in Adelaide. Transported to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) per the 'Antares' arriving 2 Jan 1851. Single; clerk; aged 27yrs; 5'9 1/4"; can read and write; Church of England. 1852: Launceston 1854: abscond Ticket of Leave granted 22 July 1856 Conditional Pardon granted 13 Oct 1857