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Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
James Duff was transported on the Shipley, departing 20th Dec 1816 and arriving 24th Apr 1817 with 125 passengers.
Shipley (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 321 (162) |
| 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
NSW 1828 Census Index. James Duff, age 38, F.S. per Shipley 1, 1817, 7 years, protestant, Gunsmith at R. Wright, Pitt Town.
Colonial Secretary Index. DUFF, James. Per "Shipley", 1817 1817 May 2 On list of convicts disembarked from the "Shipley" and forwarded to Windsor for distribution (Reel 6005; 4/3496 p.129)
Source: Old Scottish Genealogy and Family History. Records of Transported Convicts https://www.oldscottish.com/convict-records-4.html Name. James Duff Description. Unemployed, formerly journeyman, James Innes, gunsmith, Princes Street, Edinburgh Unstated Tried: Edinburgh, 12 Feb 1816, Transportation – 7 years Per Ship: Shipley, 20 Dec 1816, New South Wales. --------------------------------------------------------------  Feb. 12—James Duff, journeyman gunsmith in Edinburgh, accused of stealing two fowling-pieces, and various other articles, from Junes Co. his employers, was put to the bar. He pleaded guilty; and verdict to that effect being found,  was sentenced to seven years transportation. The Scots Magazine, 1 Feb 1816.