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James Davis

James Davis, one of 300 convicts transported on the Coromandel, 27 October 1819

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name: James Davis
Aliases: James Davis, Duramboi
Gender: m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth: -
Occupation: Blacksmith
Date of Death: -
Age: -

Life Span

Life span

Male median life span was 57 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 7 years

Crime: Stealing
Convicted at: Old Bailey
Sentence term: 7 years
Ship: Coromandel
Departure date: 27th October, 1819
Arrival date: 5th April, 1820
Place of arrival New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land
Passenger manifest Travelled with 298 other convicts

References

Primary source: Wikipedia.org
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 Project.

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Community Contributions

Dylan on 19th August, 2016 wrote:

James Davis escaped Morton bay after he was sentenced there, and joined the aboriginals

Dylan on 24th August, 2016 wrote:

James escaped captivity at Moreton Bay

Convict Changes History

Dylan on 19th August, 2016 made the following changes:

alias1: Donheada (alias) (prev. Donheada (Alias))

Dylan on 19th August, 2016 made the following changes:

term: 7 years (prev. 99 years)

Dylan on 19th August, 2016 made the following changes:

alias2: Duramboi

Dylan on 19th August, 2016 made the following changes:

date of birth: 1708 (prev. 0000), date of death: 1788 (prev. 0000), occupation, crime

Dylan on 19th August, 2016 made the following changes:

voyage

Dylan on 19th August, 2016 made the following changes:

alias1: James Davis (prev. Donheada (alias))

Dylan on 19th August, 2016 made the following changes:

gender: m

Dylan on 19th August, 2016 made the following changes:

convicted at

Dylan on 19th August, 2016 made the following changes:

source: Wikipedia.org (prev. Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 247 (125))

D Wong on 25th August, 2016 made the following changes:

voyage, date of birth: 0000 (prev. 1708), date of death: 0000 (prev. 1788)

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