James Harrow

Summary

Born
Jan 1811
Conviction
Stealing from a Dwelling House
Departure
May 1828
Arrival
Nov 1828
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: James Harrow
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1811
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Unknown

Crime

Convicted at: Surrey Quarter Session
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 29th May 1828
Ship: Albion
Arrival: 3rd Nov 1828
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

James Harrow was transported on the Albion, departing 29th May 1828 and arriving 3rd Nov 1828 with 192 passengers.

AlbionAlbion (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 407(205)
Source DescriptionThis 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 SourceGreat Britain. Home Office
Compiled ByState Library of Queensland
Database SourceBritish convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database

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Convict Notes

Maureen Withey avatar
Level 347
on 21st March 2026

ADM 101/1/9. Medical Journal of the Albion, male convict ship from 9 May to 14 November, by Thomas Logan, surgeon and superintendent, Folios 2-3: 19 May 1828; twelve convicts were received from the hulk Ganymede, and sixty from the Justitia, they had all been examined previously to their coming on board the Albion. They all appeared to be healthy, were clean in their persons and dressed in a new suit of convict's clothes. Folio 3: 23 May 1828; fifty convicts were received from the hulk Retribution. Folio 3: 24 May 1828; received 60 convicts from the hulk Dolphin and 10 from the Euryalus. Our compliment of 192 is therefore now complete. Folio 4: case no 33 [34]; James Arrow, convict, taken ill at Sheerness; sick or hurt, small sore; Put on sick list 25 May 1828, date of discharge unknown. (Being a Londoner, James would probably dropped the H of his surname, when giving his name.)

Maureen Withey avatar
Level 347
on 14th March 2026

Euryalus hulk record. HO-9-2-4 page 1 Received from Newgate, 23 July 1825. James Harrow, age 14, Stg a time piece, Tried Newington, 29 Aug 1825, 7 years, To NSW per Albion, 24 May 1828. The prison hulk, the Euryalus, an ex-frigate of the Trafalgar fleet, was moored at Chatham. Over the twenty years that this hulk serviced juveniles, about 2,500 boys of fourteen and under passed through. There were also considerable numbers of older boys both in the juvenile hulk and distributed among the other hulks. From the Euryalus, boys were transported both to New South Wales and to Van Diemen’s Land.

Maureen Withey avatar
Level 347
on 11th August 2025

Surrey Sessions. Wm. Bridger and James Harrow, two boys, under twelve years of age, were sentenced to seven years' transportation for stealing a time-piece from the house of Mr. Reginald Graham, of Herne-hill. British Press, 30 Aug 1825.

Maureen Withey avatar
Level 347
on 11th August 2025

NSW Convict Index. James Harrow, per Albion, 1828, Certificate of Freedom, 14 Nov 1832. No 32/1041.