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James Murray was transported on the Larkins, departing 10th Aug 1829 and arriving 22nd Dec 1829 with 202 passengers.
1829 Voyage - Ship; Larkins, Captain Campbell, from Cork the 10th August, with 195 male prisoners. A Surgeon Superintendent, P. Sprout, Esquire. Arrived; 22 December 1829. Recapitulation; Mustered; 196. Died on Voyage; 3. Disembarked; 1. Total; 200
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Convict Notes
Moreton Bay Convict Register. James Murray, per Larkins 2, Tried Cork, Spring 1829, Offence, cow stealing, 7 year sentence, Trade, Laborer. Colonial Sentence, Bench, Bathurst, 26 Jan 1831, for Unlawfully and maliciously stabbing a horse, the property of his master, 3 year sentence. Returned to Sydney, 15 Aug 1834. Description: James Murray, native place, Cork, age 20, 5ft 6 ¼. Fair comp, brown hair, grey eyes. RC religion.
James Murray was indicted for stealing cow, the property of Mr. William Haynes, of Temple Hill. The cow was stolen between the latter end of November and the beginning of December; it was found in the custody of the prisoner near Bandon, who admitted having stolen it. The prisoner had been servant to Mr. Haynes for short time, and was only recently discharged.— Guilty. Cork Constitution, 4 April 1829.
Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. James Murray, age on arrival, 18, per Larkins (2) 1829, Tried at Cork Co, 1829, 7 years for Stealing cow. DOB, 1811, native place, Cork Co. Single. Catholic. Trade, Labourer reaper milkman. Moreton Bay.