Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
James Holloway was transported on the Guildford, departing 4th Apr 1822 and arriving 15th Jul 1822 with 192 passengers.
The ‘Guildford’ was built on the River Thames, England in 1810. Used as a Convict Transport ship to Australia - voyages 1812, 1816, 1818, 1820, 1822, 1824, 1827 & 1829. The ship was lost at sea near Singapore in 1831, loosing all aboard.
Guildford (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/4, Page Number 157 (79) |
| 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 |
Claims
"my 4x great grandfather"
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Convict Notes
NSW Convict Index. James Holloway, per Guildford 1822, Cert. Freedom, 20 Oct 1828, No 28/0896. Convict Marriage permissions. James Holloway, per Guildford (5), age 22, 7 years; Free; Disallowed. and Mary Ann Turnwell, per Lord Sidmouth (4), Sentence, Life, Bond. Requested by Revd. Samuel Marsden, at Parramatta, 10 Dec 1828.
Committed to Bristol Gaol. … James Holloway, for stealing 5s. in copper, the property of Moses Philip. Bristol Mirror, 22 Sept 1821. … and J. Holloway, for stealing five shillings, were severally found Guilty- 7 years transportation. — Bristol Mirror, 20 Oct 1821.
Married Mary Ann Bell, convict per the ship "Lord Sidmouth". Mary Ann was previously married to John Turnwell a baker.
He was granted his freedom in October of 1828 and went on to become the proprietor of the Blue Lion Inn Hotel in Sydney. James passed away on the 21 of June 1883 in Redfern NSW, his son gave his occupation as gentleman at this time and James was buried in Rockwood General Cemetery
James Holloway arrived in Australia from England on 15 July 1822 on board "Guildford 5th as a convict. James was convicted of larceny on 15 October 1821 at Bristol Quarter Sessions for a term of 7 years. He was described as 16 years old, a weaver and native of Bristol, 5 feet 6 1/2 inches tall with fair complexion light hair and blue eyes. The Guildford arrived in Sydney on 15 July 1822 having left London on 7 April 1822 via Teneriffe with 190 male convicts on board - there was 1 death on the journey. All 189 convicts were unloaded in Sydney. The Guildford was built in 1810 on the Thames River weighed 521 tons and, its Master for the voyage was Magnus Johnson. It had a very fast passage just 99 days. James was assigned on 24 July 1822 to Mr Acres of Sydney and arived in Parramatta on 25 July although James was not on the list of convicts on board Guildford to be forwarded there. According to his death certificate James died of congestion of the Liver His son James of 114 Redfern ST. Redfern, was the informant, and gave his father's occupation at the time of his death as a "gentleman". 1837 - James Holloway is master of James Moore, a 19 year old convict from Waterloo 1832.