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Transportation
James Hogan was transported on the Eden, departing 8th Jul 1840 and arriving 18th Nov 1840 with 272 passengers.
Built 1826 at London. Wood ship of 513 Tons.
Eden (generic)References
| Primary Source | Convicts with particulars: Australian archives the collection is referenced as CO207/1-3. Old Bailey. England & Wales Criminal Registers (HO26/46, page 91). UK Prison Hulk Registers HO9/11. Ancestry. State Archives NSW (TOL Butts NRS 12202, Item 4/4205)&(Pardon HO10/54). Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/12, Page Number 198 |
| 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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Australia, List of Convicts with Particulars, 1788-1842: No. 40-1800, James Hogan, aged 15, can read & write, Catholic, Single, Native Place London, Trade Errand-boy, Offence Picking pockets, no previous convictions, Tried 11 May 1840 at Central Criminal Court
Criminal Register: James Hogan, aged 17, Offence Larceny from the person Old Bailey Proceedings online JAMES HOGAN, Theft > pocketpicking, 11th May 1840. 1496. JAMES HOGAN was indicted for stealing, on the 10th of May, 1 handkerchief, value 4s., the goods of John M'Hele, from his person. JOHN M'LLELE . I am footman to a lady in Wimpole-street, I was going along Lisson-grove on the 10th of May—I stopped to bear a man delivering lectures on temperance—I felt something tug at my pocket—I turned and collared the prisoner with my handkerchief in his hand—this is it—(examining one)—it had been in my pocket. SAMUEL BARNARD . I was in Lisson-grove, listening to the lecture—I felt my pocket tugged—I looked round and saw the prisoner standing behind me—in two or three minutes I felt my elbow touched, and I saw the prisoner with a handkerchief in his hand, winding it up—the prosecutor turned and claimed it. Prisoner. It was thrown down at my feet by a man, who took it. THOMAS HENRY THOMPSON (police-sergeant D 4.) I was passing, and saw the handkerchief in the prisoner's hand—he dropped it. GUILTY .* Aged 17.— Transported for Ten Years. https://www.oldbaileyonline.org/browse.jsp?div=t18400511-1496 No. 6422 - Prison Hulk ship Fortitude moored at Chatham, James Hogan, aged 17, Received 29 May 1840, Offence Larceny from the person, Single, cannot read or write, Trade Labourer, House of Corrections often
Ticket of Leave No. 46/458 dated 7 March 1846 in the District of Port Macquarie, Prisoner No. 40/1869, Tried 11 May 1840
James received his Ticket of Leave 1846, Married in 1856 in Huntingdon NSW where he was a shepherd. Moved and settled in Walcha. Had 4 children. Worked as shepherd and labourer. Had a respectable life with a good obituary in Walcha paper and died Walcha 1898. My Great Great Grandfather.