Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
James Elliott was transported on the Lloyds, departing 25th Mar 1837 and arriving 17th Jul 1837 with 200 passengers.
Built 1830 at London. Wood barque of 403 Tons.
Lloyds (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/11, Page Number 26 |
| 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 |
Claims
"An ancestor of a daughter-in-law"
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Convict Notes
Central Criminal Court Sessions Paper. 15th August 1836 "1890. JAMES ELLIOTT was indicted for stealing on the 18th of August, 1 handkerchief, value 2s., the goods of Claude Nicholas Olivier, from his person. CLAUDE NICHOLAS OLIVIER . I am an accountant. On Saturday, 18th of August, I was passing through St. James's-square about a quarter past one o'clock, towards Pall-Mall, on the south side—I felt something pull at my pocket—my handkerchief was in my pocket, and a newspaper folded upon the handkerchief—feeling the pull at my pocket, I turned round and saw the prisoner about a pace or two from me, just turning and going—I immediately turned and went after him—I overtook him a few yards further on and secured him, and he immediately produced my handkerchief—I took it from him—he said he had done nothing; I said, "Why you have taken my handkerchief out of my pocket"—he said he had never seen my handkerchief, and had never given it to me—he hung by the rails and would not move—I sent for a policeman, and gave him in charge—there was nobody else near me. Prisoner. Q. Was not your handkerchief laying down by the rails? A. No—the newspaper did not come out—it was the obstruction made me feel the handkerchief taken. GUILTY . Aged 16.— Transported For Fourteen Years."
Married Catherine Moriarty (one of Earl Grey's Irish orphans) 1853. Settled in Ipswich, Queensland. Had 13 children. Hotelier in Rockhampton. Died of cancer of the jaw 1888.