James Harris

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Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	James Harris
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1782
Occupation:	Reaper
Date of Death:	14th December, 1831
Age:	49 years

Life Span

Male median life span was 56 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 7 years

Crime:	Sheep-stealing
Convicted at:	Ireland, Kerry
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	Southworth
Departure date:	18th November, 1821
Arrival date:	9th March, 1822
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 72 other convicts

References

Primary source:	http://members.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/cgi-bin/irish/irish.cgi Ancestry Convict Indents
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Community Contributions

D Wong on 4th May, 2019 wrote:

James Harris was listed as 40 years old on arrival.
Native Place: Kerry County.

James was 5’10½” tall, slender build, grey eyes light brown hair.

1/8/1827: COF

14/12/1831: Convict Death Register - James Harris died aged 53, at Liverpool, NSW.

Convict Changes History

D Wong on 4th May, 2019 made the following changes:

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