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Summary

Born
Jan 1828
Conviction
Insubordination
Departure
Sep 1858
Arrival
Oct 1858
Death
Dec 1863
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Personal Information

Name: James Furlong
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1828
Death: 10th Dec 1863
Age at death: 35
Occupation: Labourer - general

Crime

Crime: Insubordination
Convicted at: Thyet Myo, General Court Martial, Burma
Sentence term: 14 years

Voyage

Departed: 6th Sep 1858
Ship: Albuera
Arrival: 28th Oct 1858
Place of Arrival: Western Australia

Transportation

James Furlong was transported on the Albuera, departing 6th Sep 1858 and arriving 28th Oct 1858 with 11 passengers.

Albuera, launched at Moulmain (British Burma) in 1854, made three voyages to Adelaide up to 1874. Sailing from Calcutta, India, on 6 Sep, 1858, she arrived at Fremantle with 11 military convicts on 28 Oct. They were all convicted by Courts Martial (in India and Burma) and sentenced to transportation. Note: Albuera is not to be confused with other ships of the same name or those spelled Albeura.

AlbueraAlbuera (generic)

References

Primary SourceWestern Australia, Australia, Convict Records, 1846-1930; Convict Department, Registers; General Register for Nos 4679-5166 (R1)

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Dianne Jones avatar
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on 25th October 2023

POSSIBLE EARLIER RECORD FOR JAMES FURLONG: Full Name: Furlong, James Incident Date: 1851 Rank Name: Private Service Number: 2750 Duty Location: Kandy & Colombo, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) Primary Unit: 37th (The North Hampshire) Regiment of Foot Archive Reference: WO 12/5141 Served for: United Kingdom (https://www.fold3.com/record/748364540/furlong-james-uk-worldwide-army-index-1851). --00--