Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
James Fletcher was transported on the Florentia, departing 11th Aug 1830 and arriving 12th Dec 1830 with 201 passengers.
Florentia was a 453-ton merchant ship built at Newcastle upon Tyne, England in 1821. Two voyages to Australia transporting convicts - 1827 and 1830.
FlorentiaReferences
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 464 |
| 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
"James Fletcher is possibly my 4th Great Grandfather. There is question around who the father of William Fletcher is. It's believed to be Samuel Williams or James Fletcher."
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Convict Notes
BREAKING OPEN A WORKSHOP. JAMES FLETCHER (23), of Mirfield, and THOS. SQUIRES (41), of Liversedge, were charged with breaking open the workshop of Mr. Samuel Arrailage. of Hipperholme-cum-Brighouse, card maker, on the night of the 24th of August last, and stealing therefrom a quantity of cards, leather, and cardmaker’s working tools. Mr. Blackburn (with whom was Mr. Baines) conducted the prosecution ; Mr. Cottingham appeared for the prisoner Fletcher, and Sir G. Lewin for Squires. The prisoners were indicted under Mr. Peel’s Act, which makes it a capital offence to break into a shop within the curtilage of a dwelling-house; but as there was no evidence lo support this part of the charge, the case proceeded as for common larceny. Witnesses were then examined, who proved that five weeks after the robbery, part of the property. was found in the possession of Fletcher, who had absconded, and was apprehended at Elton, near Bury, in Lancashire. desk in the counting-house of the workshop was broken open, from which was taken pocket-book. Suspicion of being concerned in the robbery was attached to Squires, and on questioned about it, he gave information that the book might found in a holly bush in Lane. The jury found the prisoners guilty, and they were sentenced to be transported for seven years. Leeds Patriot, 27 March 1830. CONVICTS. —The following male convicts were removed from the Castle yesterday, to be delivered on board the Retribution Hulk at Sheerness, in the county of Kent, viz: ... James Fletcher, Thomas Squires, ... for seven years. Yorkshire Gazette, 24 April 1830. Hulk Record. Sheerness, Retribution Hulk. HO-9-7_3 page 26/47. Received from York, 25 April 1830. James Fletcher, age 23, Larceny, Tried York, 20 March 1830, 7 years. Transported to NSW 3 June 1830. Thomas Squires, age 41, Larceny, Tried York, 20 March 1830, 7 years. Transported to NSW 3 June 1830.