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Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
James Gething was transported on the Marion, departing 22nd Nov 1843 and arriving 3rd Apr 1844 with 302 passengers.
Built 1834 at Calcutta. Wood ship of 684 Tons. The 1847/48 voyage sent to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) BUT also went on to Port Phillip Bay, Victoria where 300 exiles disembarked. (The newspaper source says they were from Millbank, Pentonville & Parkhurst prisons.)
Marion (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/13, Page Number 500 |
| 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
1878 - Deaths: James Getham ** Trade; Hawker. 35 years in the colony General Hospital Hobart Admission dates: 21 Jun 1878. Aged; 61 years old. Free by servitude. Ship: Marion Cause of death; Pneumonia Date of death: 02 Jul 1878 Date of burial: 04 Jul 1878 Place of origin: Stafford
Occupation: Fishmonger. Crime: stealing fish. Co-accused: David Leedham (Thomas Arbuthnot 1847). Indent: Brothers Thomas, George, Henry and James. Sisters: Mary Eliza and Betsy. Prior convictions for vagrancy and indecent exposure.