Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
James Gurney was transported on the Lady Harewood, departing 15th Oct 1830 and arriving 4th Mar 1831 with 216 passengers.
Lady Harewood (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 508. England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892. NSW Govt Gazette, Tue 23 May 1843, [Issue No.43], p700. |
| 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
Note: Year of birth (1813) is based on his Convict Indents record, but day and month are not known.
STEALING CHARGE --“Two ex-policemen, named James Guerney [sic] and James Winters, who have been under examination during the previous week on a charge of stealing property from the premises of Mr. Lopdell, Hart's buildings, while in charge of the same, in consequence of an unlicensed still being seized there, were fully committed on Wednesday, but allowed bail, each in £30, with sureties in £40 each.” (Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer, Sat 22 May 1847, p4). COURT OF QUARTER SESSIONS – “James Gurney was indicted for stealing several articles of wearing apparel, the property of one Henry Ivers Lopdell. The prisoner pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour in Sydney Gaol for twelve months.” (Sydney Morning Herald, 9 June 1847, p3) Note: Winters also entered a guilty plea and received a similar sentence. --0--
CONDITIONAL PARDON - 5 November, 1848: Pardon #1344 granted by NSW Governor Charles Fitzroy (New South Wales, Australia, Convict Registers of Conditional and Absolute Pardons, 1788-1870 for James Gurney; Conditional 1848 (Reel 789)). --0--
TICKET OF LEAVE - 13 November, 1840: Granted #40/2477 for the District of Dungog (New South Wales, Australia, Tickets of Leave, 1810-1869 for James Gurney; Ticket of leave butts (NRS 12202); Ticket of leave butts, Oct 1840-Dec 1840). TICKET OF LEAVE CANCELLED - 23 May, 1843: "The undermentioned property lately held by James Gurney, per 'Lady Harewood', a Ticket of Leave holder for this district, and whose Ticket has been cancelled by orders of the Dungog Bench, will be sold by Auction, at the Police Office, Dungog, on the 17th day of June next. All persons having any claims against the said James Gurney, are requested to send them to the Bench of Magistrates for examination within ten days of the day of sale. Four cows, one calf, two hand saws, one broad axe, one adze, one square, one compass, one gauge, one gimblet, one (two-foot) rule, six chissels [sic], one plain [sic]. THOMAS ABBOTT, Chief Constable." (NSW Govt Gazette, Tue 23 May 1843, [Issue No.43], Page 700, Government Gazette Notices) --0--
ARRIVAL NSW - 4 March, 1831: Convict #13267 James Gurney, 18, single, farm servant (shepherd, ploughs, reaps and milks), illiterate, Protestant, native place Hertfordshire; convicted housebreaking; life; no previous convictions; 5'2" tall, sallow complexion, brown hair, hazel/grey eyes (New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842). --0--
TRANSPORTATION - 5 October, 1830: The Lady Harewood, for NSW, sailed from Gravesend (Morning Herald (London), Thursday 7 October 1830, p4). 10 October, 1830: Lady Harewood, from Sheerness, arrived at Deal (Morning Advertiser, Thursday 21 October 1830, p4). --0--
TRANSFER - 23 October, 1830: He was sent from the hulk for transportation to Bermuda (England, Criminal Lunatic Asylum Registers, 1820-1876 for James Gurney; Quarterly Returns of Prisoners in Hulks 1830, December). --0--
PRISON - September Quarter, 1830: Prisoner #678, held aboard the Cumberland Hulk at Chatham. Listed as 17 years old when convicted for "breaking open a warehouse and stealing a quantity of wearing apparel". Described as "healthy" (England, Criminal Lunatic Asylum Registers, 1820-1876; Quarterly Returns of Prisoners in Hulks 1830, September). --0--
TRIAL - 20 July, 1830: Tried and convicted at the Hertford Assizes (Midsummer Sessions for St Albans) for housebreaking, and sentenced to death, commuted to transportation for life. He was 17 years old (England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892 for James Gurney; England, Hertfordshire, 1830). --0--