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Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Jacob Skerry was transported on the William Jardine, departing 9th Aug 1850 and arriving 14th Nov 1850 with 264 passengers.
William Jardine (generic)References
| Primary Source | British newspaper Archives: Oxfordshire July 1846 |
| 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
Jacob Skerry was also known and listed in the newspapers as James Skerry. 1864: Was a Gardener and lived in Murray Street, Hobart. No date of death found in Tas, Vic, NSW SA or NZ BDM's.
Jacob Skerry was a member of a travelling gypsy family and is described as a "travelling tinker" in newspaper reports. He was involved in several brushes with the law. In April 1846, he gave evidence about a murder which had happened several years earlier, and resulted in two of his fellow "tinkers" being found guilty. At his trial for sheep stealing (in July 1846) he pleaded Not Guilty and claimed that evidence given against him by the sister of one of the men he had given evidence against ( a woman who had been cohabiting with Jacob for several years) was false and done out of spite. From the reports of his unruly behaviour prior to this, it seems that he was a rogue.
Jacob was a Protestant who could not read nor write. He was 5ft 3¾in in height with a fair complexion, light brown hair and light brown eyes. He was granted a Ticket of Leave on 24 May 1853 which was revoked on 11 April 1854. On 16 October 1854 in Hobart, Jacob married Catherine HEATHERMAN. Jacob was again granted a Ticket of Leave on 16 February 1855, followed by a Conditional Pardon on 25 November 1856.