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Voyage
Transportation
James Day was transported on the Henry Porcher, departing 1st Aug 1836 and arriving 15th Nov 1836 with 261 passengers.
1825 Journey. On Saturday morning (3 Dec) arrived from London and Dublin, the ship Henry Porcher, Captain John Thompson, with 175 male prisoners, having lost one man - the rest in good health. She sailed from London the 10th of July, and Dublin the 5th of August. The guard comprises a detachment of the 47th Regiment, under the orders of Captain Donaldson. The Surgeon Superintendent is Dr. CARTER, R. N. Sydney Gazette, 5 Dec 1825.
Henry Porcher (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/10, Page Number 323 (164) |
| 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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James Day was born 29th June 1811 and baptised 21st July 1811 at St Anne, Soho, London, in the county of Westminster. His father Francis Day, was a Leather Trunk maker and married Sophia Smith on 2nd March 1806, at the same church. James must have had an unsettled childhood, as his father, with an address at Crown Street in the parish of St Anne, was declared bankrupt early in 1812 when James was less than one year old. On 9th May 1836, James Day appeared at the Old Bailey to answer charges of theft together with his cousin George Day, who was charged with feloniously receiving goods knowing them to have been stolen. George Day was acquitted and discharged, but James Day was found guilty and sentenced to transportation for life. James spent a few months at Portsmouth, on the prison hulk Leviathan, and was transported to Van Dieman’s Land on 1st August 1836 on the Henry Porcher.
James Day was born 29th June 1811 and baptised 21st July 1811 at St Anne, Soho, London, in the county of Westminster. His father Francis Day, was a Leather Trunk maker and married Sophia Smith on 2nd March 1806, at the same church. James must have had an unsettled childhood, as his father, with an address at Crown Street in the parish of St Anne, was declared bankrupt early in 1812 when James was less than one year old. On 9th May 1836, James Day appeared at the Old Bailey to answer charges of theft together with his cousin George Day, who was charged with feloniously receiving goods knowing them to have been stolen. George Day was acquitted and discharged, but James Day was found guilty and sentenced to transportation for life. James spent a few months at Portsmouth, on the prison hulk Leviathan, and was transported to Van Dieman’s Land on 1st August 1836 on the Henry Porcher.