Summary
Personal Information
Transportation
James Jarvis was transported on the Speke, departing 13th Dec 1820 and arriving 18th May 1821 with 156 passengers.
Speke (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 425 (214) |
| 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 |
Claims
"James Jarvis married Elizabeth Harris (also a convict) on 11 Mar 1822 at Parramatta. They had a daughter Mary Frances Jarvis, and the family moved to Van Diemen's Land in 1825. Mary Frances is a director ancestor, ending up living in Moorooduc, Vic. (1822-1899)"
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Convict Notes
Tasmanian Record. https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON13-1-3/CON13-1-3P88 Two Prisoners proceeding on the brig Deveron to Hobart Town in the service of Mr Murdoch. James Jarvis, per ship Speke (2), tried at Oxford, 12 July 1820, Fourteen years sentence. Elizabeth Harris, per Providence (2), Tried at Southampton,5 March 1821, sentence, fourteen years. Signed F. Goulburn, Colonial Secretary’s Office, 21 March 1824.
James Jarvis, aged and John Johnson, aged 35, charged with uttering at Garsington and Nuneham, two One Pound Notes, knowing the same to be forged.— Death. Oxford University and City Press, 15 July 1820.