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Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
James Fraser was transported on the Eliza, departing 22nd Sep 1819 and arriving 21st Jan 1820 with 159 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 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 228 |
| 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
The following persons .. stand trial at the ensuing Circuit Court of Justiciary to be held at Perth on the 26th: … James Fraser, and Duncan, house-breaking. ... Caledonian Mercury, 17 April 1819. Yesterday James Fraser, whose sentence was commuted to perpetual banishment, and Alexander Buchan, sentenced 7 transportation at last circuit, were sent from the jail of this city for the hulks, previous to being sent to Botany Bay. Perthshire Courier, 24 June 1819.