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James Lawrence was transported on the Indefatigable, departing 30th Sep 1814 and arriving 26th Apr 1815 with 202 passengers.
The Indefatigable was built at Whitby. She was square-rigged three masted ship of 549 tons and had three decks; a length of 127 ft. and a beam of 31ft. 8ins. (Details of the 1812 sailing are to be found under separate listing for Indefatigable and Minstrel.)
Indefatigable (generic)References
| Primary Source | UK Prison Hulk Registers HO9/8. NSW Colonial Secretary's Papers, NRS 937, Reels 6004-6016 & Convict List HO10/16. Ancestry. Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 179 (91) |
| 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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Family connections for James (Lawrence) are: LAWRENCE James (Lawrence) was born on 29 12 1793. He was tried for theft of gold seals at Lancaster New Bayley Courthouse Quarter Sessions Salford (Lancashire) on 27 4 1814, sentenced to 7years, held on hulk PERSEUS/PORTLAND on Langston Harbour Portsmouth Hampshire & arrived in NSW as a convict on 26 4 1815 after a voyage of 7months on INDEFATIGIBLE. He was forwarded to Liverpool for distribution. He was an emancipist in 1822.>>> [Some details taken from this Website] Jane (Hall) was born on 10 6 1807 & baptised on 14 7 1811 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. She married at age15 James (Lawrence his first marriage) emancipist on 20 5 1822 at Christ Church Castlereagh. She died in 1826 age about14-shown in Smees records, but not identified. Details of Jane (Hall)s family are given in entry for John (Hall ALEXANDER 1806) on this Website. James (Lawrence) & Jane (Hall) produced 2children: 1.John William (Lawrence) was born on 29 7 1822 & baptised on 1 9 1822 at Christ Church Castlereagh. 2.Samuel (Lawrence) was born on 25 10 1823 & baptised on 18 1 1824 at Christ Church Castlereagh. .. >>>James (Lawrence) married secondly Sarah (Shervington her first marriage) on 14 5 1835 at St Johns CofE Parramatta. He produced 2known children in his lifetime. Sarah (Shervington sometimes Shirvington) was born about 1816 & became a servant. She was tried for man robbery at Warwick Assizes Waswickshire on 26 3 1831, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 5 3 1832 after a voyage of 6months on PYRAMUS; she was 5'0" Protestant & could read & write ruddy complexion brown hair hazel eyes lost a front tooth in upper jaw mole left cheek W J M C W C on upper right arm scars on left wrist & back of left hand & on right wrist. She was tried for a further offence in NSW. She apparantly wished to marry Mark (Grogan) in 1834 at Maitland. She seems to have been working for S (Moss) for a short time in December 1837. She, as (Shervington/Lawrence), married secondly Isaac (Kemp his third marriage) on 4 9 1839 at Holy Trinity Kelso Mudgee with permission-marriage not shown in Smees church marriage records. [Some details taken from this Website] References: Craig James Smee 'Births and Baptisms Marriages and Defacto Relationships Deaths and Burials New South Wales 1788-1840' ..a complete listing from church & other records in the early colony. Family History Group of Bathurst Inc.'Bathurst Pioneers-Register of Pioneer Families Of Bathurst NSW And District <1900'
National Archives. Hulk Records HO-9-8_2 page 20. Langston Harbour, Portland hulk Received six prisoners from Lancaster, May 29, 1814. James Lawrence, age 19, Felony. Tried Salford, 27 April 1814, 7 years, NSW per Indefatigable.
On prison hulk ship Perseus, moored at Portsmouth, received 29 May 1814 Aged 19 years Tried 27 April 1814 in Salford for Felony Transferred to Indefatigable 29 April 1815 on list of prisoners disembarked from the Indefatigable & forwarded to Liverpool for distribution
Was re-transported.
Biography Alias Blind Larry: The Mostly True Memoir of james Lawrence, the Singing Convict
At the Quarter Sessions, which commenced on Wednesday at the New Bayley Court House, the Rev. W. R. Hay, Chairman, the following prisoners have been tried, viz: To be transported 7 years -James Lawrence, for stealing gold seals; ... Manchester Mercury, 3 May 1814.