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Voyage
Transportation
James Dennis was transported on the General Stewart, departing 19th Jul 1818 and arriving 31st Dec 1818 with 250 passengers.
General Stewart (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 67 (35) England & Wales, Criminal Registers. 1791-1892 (page 210 DEVON 28/3/1818) |
| 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
8th July 1824. The humble petition of James Dennis, a prisoner for Life, arrived per Ship General Stewart in the year 1818. That your Excellency’s Petitioner left a wife and seven children, now residing in the parish of Kingsbury, near Barnstaple, County of Devon, who are waiting to rejoin Petitioner. That Petitioner will be enabled to support his family in case they should be allowed to come to him, and therefore most humbly prays that Your Excellency will be graciously pleased to permit the usual application may be made for their removal. Signed, James Dennis. Wife’s name, Elizabeth Dennis, Children: Susannah, aged 20; Elizabeth, aged 18; John & Mary, (twins) aged 12; Maria, aged 11; James, aged 9; Anne, aged 8. A reference to the Reverend Charles Sweet, Vicar of Kingsbury, near Barnstaple , Devon. -------------------------------------------------------------- (Appin) James Dennis. 22 July 1824. Your Memorial of the 3d instant having been submitted to the Governor, I have been honored with this instruction that a free passage to the Colony will be solicited for your family. Signed, F. Goulburn. --------------------------------------------------------------- 1828 Census index. James Dennis, age 50, T.L. per General Stuart, 1818, Life, protestant, Tenant, Illawarra district. Has 50 acres of land, 10 acres of which are cleared and cultivated. Has 24 head of horned cattle. -------------------------------------------------------------- Convict Index. James Dennis, per General Stewart, Ticket of Leave, No 30/318. District Appin; Born, Devonshire; Trade, Labourer; Tried, Devon Ass. --------------------------------------------------------------
Colonial Secretary Index. DENNIS, James. Per "General Stuart", 1818 1819 Jan 13 On list of convicts disembarked from the "General Stuart" and forwarded to Liverpool for distribution (Reel 6006; 4/3499 p.261) 1822 Mar Re seizure of Hamilton Hume's cedar by Thomas Moore (Reel 6016; 4/5781 p.205) 1822 Jul 27 Government servant of Hamilton Hume of Appin. May be employed for the procurement of cedar in the District of Illawarra (Reel 6009; 4/3506 p.93) 1824 Jul 10 Petition to have his wife Elizabeth and children sent out at Government expense (Fiche 3285; 4/1112.1A p.86) 1824 Jul 22 Re his family's passage to New South Wales (Reel 6013; 4/3512 p.27)
... James Dennis, Ephraim Street, and William Street, for stealing 3 wether sheep; ... Exeter Flying Post, 12 Mar 1818.
Born c1776 Kentisbury, Devon Ticket of Leave for District of Appin 18/9/1827 Conditional Pardon 8/9/1836