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Voyage
Transportation
James Harris was transported on the Lady Kennaway, departing 30th Jan 1851 and arriving 28th May 1851 with 263 passengers.
The 'Lady Kennaway' was built in Calcutta in 1817. A large ship of 584 tons. Transported convicted prisoners to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) in 1834, via Cork, Ireland. Other voyages, to New South Wales, in 1836 and Van Diemen's Land in 1851. Image acknowledgement to Grosvenor Prints. Painted by J.W. Huggins.
Lady KennawayReferences
| Primary Source | Libraries Tasmania. Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/17, Page Number 4.Further sources compiled from family history research by Edwin Pearce, Belinda Pearce (Decendants) |
| 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
Conduct Record: aged 26, Single Tried 27 November 1848 for Robbery (Highway Robbery, Stealing a Watch) Conditional Pardon approved 28 November 1854 https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON33-1-102$init=CON33-1-102P102 Marriage: https://stors.tas.gov.au/NI/1252907 https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON52-1-6$init=CON52-1-6P055
LEFT WIFE AND 2 CHILDREN BEHIND IN LONDON. WIFE ENDED UP IN WORKHOUSE
Real name James John Charles Pearce. Married Mary Ann Freeman in Hobart.Granted Conditional Pardon. Three sons born in Australia. Moved to New Zealand where further children were born. Eldest son James Langley Walter Pearce returned to Australia