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Transportation
James Edwards was transported on the Marquis Of Huntley, departing 10th May 1826 and arriving 13th Sep 1826 with 202 passengers.
Marquis Of Huntley (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 30 |
| 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
Tried at the Old Bailey (online) JAMES EDWARDS, Theft - pocketpicking, 7th April 1824. 622. JAMES EDWARDS was indicted for stealing, on the 24th of February , a handkerchief, value 5 s., the goods of Andrew Michael Isaacs , from his person . ANDREW MICHAEL ISAACS . I have been a merchant . On the 24th of February, between one and two o'clock in the day, I was in Cheapside with my brother - a person called out, and asked if I missed anything; I felt, and missed my handkerchief from my coat pocket. The person laid hold of the prisoner, quite close to me, with it in his hand, and charged him with picking my pocket; he said nothing. JOSEPH WILLIAMS . I am a milkman; my walk is in Holborn. I was in Cheapside, and saw Mr. Isaacs and two more gentleman walking arm in arm - the prisoner and another boy were walking close behind them. I watched them all down Cheapside, and just by Gutter-lane, I saw the prisoner take a handkerchief out of Mr. Isaacs's pocket. I laid hold of his hand with the handkerchief in it, and called to Mr. Isaacs. (Property produced and sworn to.) Prisoner's Defence. I saw the handkerchief on the stones, picked it up, and was going to ask the gentlemen if it was theirs, when this man took me. JOSEPH WILLIAMS . He said nothing of the sort at the time. GUILTY . Aged 16. Transported for Seven Years . Euryalus hulk record. HO-9-2-3 page 43 Eight from Newgate, 1? May 1824 James Edwards, Hulk No 127, aged 16, stlg, from a person, convicted at London, 7 April 1824, Sentence, 7 years. How disposed of? NSW. Marquis of Huntley, 6 May 1826. The prison hulk, the Euryalus, an ex-frigate of the Trafalgar fleet, was moored at Chatham. Over the twenty years that this hulk serviced juveniles, about 2,500 boys of fourteen and under passed through. There were also considerable numbers of older boys both in the juvenile hulk and distributed among the other hulks. From the Euryalus, boys were transported both to New South Wales and to Van Diemen’s Land.