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Transportation
James Ford was transported on the Eliza, departing 2nd Feb 1831 and arriving 29th May 1831 with 224 passengers.
The Eliza was a 511-ton (later 538 ton) merchant ship built in British India in 1806. She made five voyages transporting convicts from England and Ireland to Australia.
Eliza (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 5 |
| 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
James Sandle Ford was one of 12 children born to John Ford and (Mary) Ann Russell. As a result of the Hampshire Machine-breakers' industrial action in 1830, James Sandle Ford was convicted to 7 years transportation to VDL. He was originally held in the prison hulk YORK in 1831 before transportation on the Eliza II. James Sandle Ford lived near Burnie, working as a shepherd for the Van Diemen's Land Company until he got his Ticket-of-Leave. After serving his sentence he sailed with John Pascoe Fawkner from Launceston as a free settler on the ENTERPRIZE in December 1836. After a period at Darebin Creek, he settled at Point Nepean in 1842-43. In 1844 he applied for the pastoral run 'Point Nepean'. He is credited with naming 'Portsea' in Victoria after Portsea in Hampshire and being the first permanent settler at Portsea. He built his own lime kiln and later developed land and held grazing rights on much of the Mornington Peninsula. By 1845 his farm known as 'The Station' was well established. He built the first pier at Portsea. He started a bar, which later became the original Nepean Hotel. James Sandle Ford was a pioneer settler and he is buried in an Early Settlers Grave in the Quarantine Cemetery Reserve. Sources: England Births & Christenings 1538-2008; Tasmanian Convict Records; Victorian BDM Indexes; Victorian Probate Records; IGI Family Search; Australian Joint Copying Project; Article titled "The 'Captain Swing' riots: Part 1 in Family Tree Magazine May 2000; Publication by Jill Chambers on the Swing Riots and Machine Breakers.