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Transportation
James Fearnley was transported on the Asia 1, departing 5th Nov 1835 and arriving 21st Feb 1836 with 292 passengers.
Built by A Hall & Co at Aberdeen in 1818. A Brig of 536 tons. (Wikipedia) 1830 - Voyage. Asia from Ireland. Female Convict Ship; Stead; Master, Alexander Nesbit M.D. Surgeon Superintendent. Arrived in Sydney Cove 13 Jan 1830. Mustered - 186. Died on Voyage - 3. Disembarked - 1. Total Embarked - 200
Asia 1 (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/10, Page Number 209 (107) |
| 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
23 May 1890. Burial. Cornelian Bay, Hobart, Tasmania. Burial Notes Hobart Mercury 23rd May 1890 The funeral will leave his late residence, this Day (Wednesday), at 2.30 p.m., when friends are invited to attend. L9 Wesley GRAVE HEADSTONE reads: In Memory of Sarah Fearnley The Beloved Wife of James Fearnley Died on April 30th 1888 Aged 67 years Also James Fearnley Husband of the above Who died May 20th 1890 Aged 75 years Also Manasseh Eldest son of the above Died at Victoria 7th December 1887 Aged 38 years M.A. Tasmanian Scholar. Southern Cemeteries Brief Record Details First names : James Surname : FEARNLEY Age : 75 Date of death : Record no. : 1B 7740 Service type : Burial Service date : 21-May-1890 Last residence : HOBART Grave location - Cemetery : Cornelian Bay Area or denomination : Wesley Section : H Site number : from: Tasmanian Fearnley Family History website https://fearnleyhobart.tribalpages.com/tribe/browse?userid=fearnleyhobart&view=0&pid=373&ver=9155 Sources. Source Information Title Tasmania, Australia, Index to Death Notices in The Mercury, 1854-1930 Author Ancestry.com
20 May 1890. Death. Macquarie Street, Hobart Tasmania Australia. Death Notes Australia Death Index, 1787-1985 about James Fearnley Name: James Fearnley Death Date: 19 May 1890 Death Place: Tasmania Age: 75 Registration Year: 1890 Registration Place: Hobart, Tasmania Registration number: 1296 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1815 Hobart Mercury Friday 23 May 1890 Deaths. FEARNLEY -On May 20, at his residence, Macquarie-street, James Fearnley, in the 70th year of his age. Copy of Death Certificate sighted Tasmanian Archives. Cause of death (1) ...Condis (2) Pulmonar Source. Title Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 Author Ancestry.com
1848-1863. James and Sarah produced 9 children. Manasseh (1848-1887) Ephraim (1850-1900) Abigail (1851-1852) John Thomas (1853-1912) Ann Maria (1855-1925) James Jonas (1857-1858) Joseph Benjamin (1859-1905) Sarah Dorothy (1862-1862) William James (1863-1931) Source. Tasmanian Fearnley Family History website. https://fearnleyhobart.tribalpages.com/tribe/browse?userid=fearnleyhobart&view=0&pid=373&ver=9155
1848. Granted Pardon after holding a Ticket of Leave for 2 years. Source. Detail Class: HO 10; Piece: 60 Source Information Title New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia, Convict Pardons and Tickets of Leave, 1834-1859 Author Ancestry.com
27 Dec 1847. Marriage to Sarah Dodd (1821 - 1888) Melville St Chapel Wesleyan Church Hobart, Tasmania by Reverend John Eggleston. Source. Title Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 Author Ancestry.com
21 Feb 1836. Arrived in Van Diemen's Land. (Tasmania) Sources. Detail State Library of Queensland; South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/10, Page Number 209 (107) Source Information Title Web: Australia, Convict Records Index, 1787-1867 Author Ancestry.com
Details for the ship Asia I (8) (1836) Ship Name: Asia I (8) (Eighth voyage) Rig Type: S. Built: Aberdeen Build Year: 1819 Size (tons): 536 Voyage Details Master: Thomas F. Stead Surgeon: Peter Leonard Sailed: 8 November 1835 From: Sheerness Arrived: 21 February 1836 Port: PJ Route: Days Travel: 105 Convicts Landed: 288 males & 0 female convicts Sources Bateson, Charles & Library of Australian History (1983). The convict ships, 1787-1868 (Australian ed). Library of Australian History, Sydney : pp.362-363, 390 The National Archives (TNA) : HO 11/10, pp.199-211 From Claim a Convict website: http://www.hawkesbury.net.au/claimaconvict/shipDetails.php?shipId=611
5 Nov 1835 Departed on convict ship Asia 1 from Sheerness, England. Source. Detail Class: HO 11; Piece: 10 Source Information Title Australian Convict Transportation Registers – Other Fleets & Ships, 1791-1868 Author Ancestry.com
28 March 1835. Trial. Yorkshire - West Riding, England. Sentenced to transportation for 'Life' for stealing cattle. Source. Detail Class: HO 27; Piece: 50; Page: 467 Source Information Title England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892 Author Ancestry.com
12 Feb 1815. Baptism. Baptism Notes West Yorkshire, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1910 about James Fearnley Name: James Fearnley Parish: Cleckheaton, Whitechapel Baptism Date: 12 Feb 1815 Father's Name: Jonas Fearnley Mother's Name: Dorothy Fearnley Baptism Citation Date: 12 Feb 1815 Text: West Yorkshire, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1910