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James Hancock was transported on the Layton, departing 26th Aug 1835 and arriving 10th Dec 1835 with 272 passengers.
1829 Voyage - Source; The Sydney Monitor. Sat 14 Nov 1829. Page 3. Shipping Intelligence. Arrivals.- On Sunday the Layton from Sheerness, with 190 male prisoners, Surgeon Superintendent Dr. James Osborne, R. N. Lieutenant Miller, 40th Regt; and 29 soldiers of different corps, 4 women and 3 children. Mustered; 188. Died on Voyage; 2. Total 190 Embarked.
Layton (generic)References
| Primary Source | Ancestry. UK Prison Hulk Registers HO9/3. Libraries Tasmania. Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/10, Page Number 131 (68) |
| 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
Prison Hulk ship Ganymede moored at Woolwich & Devonport, received 30 January 1835, aged 17 years Conduct Record: Tried 5 January 1835 for Housebreaking & Stealing a flute Single Free Certificate No. 414/1845 (year may be wrong) https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON31-1-21$init=CON31-1-21P141 Description List: aged 19 years Trade Clerk https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON18-1-13$init=CON18-1-13P89
Petition for pardon submitted (The National Archives HO17/130/4) Petitioner, Hancock's widowed mother Mary of 9 Widcombe Parade, Lyncombe and Widcombe. Hancock broke into house belonging to Mrs Maria Dallimore and stole a flute, the property of surgeon, Alexander Ogilvie. Gaoler reported that Hancock's character believed to be good. Grounds for clemency: youth, first offence, respectable family; led astrya by others. Prisoner held in Ilchester gaol. Ordered to Ganymede hulk, Woolwich.