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Transportation
James Cross was transported on the Ocean, departing 31st Jul 1815 and arriving 30th Jan 1816 with 221 passengers.
The 'Ocean' was an English merchant ship and whaler built in 1794 at South Shields, England. In 1803 she accompanied the ship 'Calcutta' to Australia, acting as a transport supply ship. When the settlers abondoned Port Phillip, Melbourne, Victoria the ship transferred convicts, settlers and marines to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania). In 1815, 1817 & 1823 the 'Ocean' transported convicts to New South Wales.
Ocean (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 239 (121) |
| 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
Charles Beales and James Cross pleaded guilty to the charge of uttering forged Bank of England notes (the prosecution for forging them having been withdrawn) and were sentenced to be transported for fourteen years. Suffolk Chronicle, 8 April 1815.
Family connections for James (Cross) are: CROSS James (Cross) was born about 1871 in Norwich Norfolk. He was tried at Norfolk Assizes, sentenced to 14years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 30 1 1816 after a voyage of 5months on OCEAN; he was Protestant. He was issued his Ticket of Leave on 1825 for Sydney. In 1828 he is recorded as a butcher at Cumberland St with Elizabeth (Wicker). He married with permission Elizabeth (Wicker her third marriage) on 25 3 1828 at St Phillips CofE Sydney is recorded with him at Cumberland St. He died on 29 1 1838 age59 & was buried at st Phillips CofE Sydney. [Some details taken from this Website] Elizabeth (Wicker/Vickers) daughter of Richard (Wicker) & Sarah (Raynor) was born in 1784 & was christened at St Andrews Halstead Essex. She was tried for stealing linen etc at Halstead Essex Quarter Sessions on 19 4 1803, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 7 5 1804 after a voyage of 6months on EXPERIMENT. She had had a first relationship with John (Halliday). She died or disappeared before 1837 mother of maybe 7children. [Some details taken from this Website] Reference: Craig James Smee 'Births and Baptisms Marriages and Defacto Relationships Deaths and Burials New South Wales 1788-1830' ..a complete listing from church & other records in the early colony.
Sainty & Johnson; 1828 Census of New South Wales: [Ref C3086] Cross, James age 49 ticket of leave Experiment 1803/Ocean 1816, 14 year Protestant Butcher Cumberland Street Sydney. [Ref C3087] Cross, Elizabeth, 46, free by servitude, Experiment, 1803, 7 years.
James Cross was born at Norwich anywhere from 1770-1779. No crime found. 1825: TOL Sydney 25/3/1829: COF March 1827: Permission given to marry Elizabeth Wicker (Coromandel & Experiment 1803) his age was given as 48 and he had a TOL and Elizabeth was 44 and free. They married in 1828 at St Phillips Sydney. 29/1/1838: James died aged 60 and was buried at St Phillip's Sydney.