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Transportation
James Gordon was transported on the Hooghley, departing 31st Oct 1827 and arriving 24th Feb 1828 with 100 passengers.
The Hooghley was built in London in 1819. Convicts were transported to New South Wales on the Hooghley in 1825, 1828, 1831 and 1834. 1831 Voyage - Hooghley. Shipping; Intelligence. ARRIVALS. From Cork, on Tuesday last, whence she sailed the 24th June last, the ship, Hooghley,309 tons, Captain Reeves, with- 184 female prisoners. Surgeon superintendent, James Ellis, Esq. this vessel brings out ten free settlers and 20 children, as steerage passengers. Source; The Sydney Herald. Mon 3 Oct 1831. Page 4. Shipping Intelligence.
Hooghley (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 288. NSW State Records, Convict Index, TOL [4/4110; Reel 926]&[4/4134; Reel 934]&[4/4153; Reel 941]& CP [4/4479; Reel 797 Page 080] |
| 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
Ancestry Convict Indents: Lists James as Gardner or Gordon. James was listed as 19 years old on arrival. Native Place: Banffshire. Occupation: Stone cutter and labourer. James was listerate, single, protestant, 5'7¼" tall, ruddy complexion, dark hair, hazel eyes. Assigned to the Engineers Dept. 14/3/1835: Permission to marry Rebecca Laycock/Lucock (Layton) came free - Rebecca was 18 - James was 25 and on bond. No marriage found on the NSW BDM. 25/11/1839: TOL in lieu of TOL 37/349 mutilated and cancelled. 23/11/1840: TOL revoked for drunkenness. June 1844: Recommended for a CP 13/8/1845: CP Information from CP: James was 36, born 1809, at Banffshire, a Stone Cutter, 5'4¼" tall, ruddy complexion, dark brown hair, hazel eyes.
James Garden was born 27 April 1805 in Mortlach Parish, Banffshire, Scotland, the first son of John Garden and Margaret McWilliam. He was convicted in July 1827 of his part in an ambush of an excise party in February 1827, in which an exciseman was badly wounded (by musket fire). Also convicted was his younger brother William. They were both sentenced to transportation for life. I don’t yet know what became of William. He was 20 years old, but it appears he convinced the court that he was just 17. Around the time of the trial they were both referred to as Garden alias Gordon. It appears that by the time he reached Australia, James had decided to stick with the surname Gordon.
Crime: defrauding an excise officer Tried 16 July 1827 Ticket of Leave No.37/349 District Liverpool, No.39/2224 District Patricks Plains, No.41/1526 District Pitt Water Recommended Conditional Pardon, 1844, Recommended by C.Younger; W.Miller, William Carter