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Voyage
Transportation
James Thomas Freeman was transported on the Bengal Merchant, departing 13th Mar 1828 and arriving 10th Aug 1828 with 170 passengers.
Bengal Merchant (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 334 |
| 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 Thomas Freeman, father of James William Freeman, grandson of Edmund Wilson Freeman, Great, grandfather of Alan Jack Freeman, GG Father of Christine, Margaret, Edmund, Stephen, & Robert Freeman. James William Freeman Lived in 52 Federal Street North Hobart. Also Edmund Wilson Freeman lived in the house until his death. House still exists. James Thomas Freeman, born 1801, at Eltham, Kent, was a coachman for Mr Howe and drove a '4-in-hand' carriage. In 1825 he was convicted of stealing a black mare worth £10, and was sentenced to be hanged. This was commuted to transportation for life to Van Diemen's Land, where he arrived aboard the Bengal Merchant in 1828. Details He was assigned to Mary, wife of John Lakeland the Principal Superintendent of Convicts. In 1831 he was permitted to withdraw £;5 10s from his account in the Convicts' Savings Bank and by 1832 was a javelin man to the sheriff (court attendant who carried a spear). In 1833 he married Mary Ann Bowyer/Boyer, a free settler who arrived aboard the female immigrant ship Princess Royal in 1832. James received his conditional pardon in 1835 and his free pardon in 1839. James worked as a gardener and a carrier at different times, and the family lived mainly in West Hobart. Between 1834 and 1858 their ten children were born, seven of whom lived to adulthood. In late 1849 all family members except their son James William changed their surname to 'Prince', presumably to conceal James' convict past and to enable the family to blend into the emerging free society. James William, a carrier, who married Mary Henderson, was the only family member to remain in Tasmania, as his siblings left the island for Victoria, Western Australia and New Zealand. James Thomas Freeman son, James William and his wife are buried at Cornelian Bay Cemetery in Hobart.
Married Mary Ann Bowyer (Princess Royal) 21 May, 1833 Hobart. Died 27 February, 1860 - death by drowning, found at Shipwrights Point.