Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
James Burns was transported on the Exmouth, departing 3rd Mar 1831 and arriving 28th Jul 1831 with 291 passengers.
Exmouth (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 26 |
| 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
National Archives. HO 17/54/31829 Sept 24; 1840 May 4 Prisoner name: James Byrne or James Burns. Prisoner age: 11. Court and date of trial: Lancaster Summer Assizes 1829. Crime: Burglary at the house of William Thompson, draper, of Ranelagh Street, Liverpool. Initial sentence: Death, commuted to transportation for life. Gaoler's report: Mischevious disposition. Annotated: Nil; this case has been frequently considered and Mr Ewart has received an unfavourable answer upon a similar application a few days since. Petitioner(s): Ten freemen of the Borough of Liverpool; William Thompson (prosecutor) with three officers of St Peter's Church, Liverpool; Patrick Byrne (father) and six lodge masons of Dundalk, Ireland; 20 other applications by Patrick Byrne (father); three applications by Mary Byrne (mother). Grounds for clemency: His youth (11 years); parents are respectable, his father having been in the military for many years; seduced or compelled into the crime by older boys; three generations of the family have served in the military. Other papers: Seven covering letters and characters. Additional Information: Held on board Euryalus Hulk, Chatham. The convict was transported to Sydney, New South Wales, on board the Exmouth 1 April 1831. The convict was tried and convicted with Thomas Rice, [an older boy]. Notes state the prisoner's father served in the Fencibles, is 66 years of age, and James is his youngest child.
New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842 No; 63 Name; James Burns Ship and arrival year; Exmouth 1831 Reads, Protestant. Age; 14 years. Native County; Liverpool Trade; Block maker Age; 14 Lancaster / 29 Aug 1829. Life Offence; House Robbery Height; 4 ft. 7 3/4 Complexion; Pale freckled Hair; Dark Brown Eyes; Hazel Assigned Carters Barrack's Additional Remarks; Died at Maitland 28 April 1847. Vide 47/5225