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Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
James Horman 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 | 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
At the sessions for the county of Rutland yesterday, James Horman, late keeper of the Horse and Groom beer-shop at Stamford, and his ostler, John Hides, were indicted for stealing two pigs, the property of Mr. Chas. Wright, of Tinwell Lodge. Hides pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to years' transportation. Horman, after a trial of two hours and a half, was acquitted. He was again tried for receiving the pigs knowing them to be stolen, found guilty, and sentenced to 7 years' transportation. Stamford Mercury, 3 Jan 1834.
James Horman was born on 9 January 1798 in Stamford, Lincolnshire. He married Isabella Hill Ellis on 25 April 1826 in his hometown. They had four children in 25 years. He died on 10 November 1876 in New Town, Tasmania, having lived a long life of 78 years. He was buried at St John's Cemetery in New Town but his headstone was moved to Cornelian Bay Cemetery in 1963 after closure of the St John's Cemetery.