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Voyage
Transportation
James Edwards was transported on the Bussorah Merchant, departing 1st Oct 1829 and arriving 18th Jan 1830 with 200 passengers.
The Bussorah Merchant was built at Calcutta in 1818, 531 tons. The ship transported convicts from England in 1828 to New South Wales, from Ireland in 1829/30 to Hobart, Van Diemen's Land and in 1831 another voyage to Sydney, New South Wales. (The ship also made voyages to Australia, in 1837, 1839 & 1845 with free immigrants.)
Bussorah Merchant (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 208. f Libraries Tasmania's Online collection CON18-1-1 Image 60. HSD145/1/1 Dec 1872 |
| 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
Place of origin: Bristol, Gloucestershire 1872 - Deaths. General Hospital Hobart. Admission dates: 27 Sep 1872. Ship: Bussorah Merchant. Place of origin: Somerset ** Date of death: 29 Dec 1872. Aged; 60 years old. Trade; Labourer. Cause of death; Chronic Bronchitis Buried by friends. Gordon
Gloucester Assizes. Seven Years' Transportation. ... and James Edwards, stealing two coats, &c. the property of J. Long, Bristol. Bath Chronicle, 16 April 1829.