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Transportation
James King was transported on the Fairlie, departing 9th Mar 1852 and arriving 3rd Jul 1852 with 306 passengers.
Fairlie (generic)References
| Primary Source | Libraries Tasmania. Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/17, Page Number 335 (170) |
| 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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Convict Notes




Conduct Record: aged 27, Trade Kitchen Gardener & Sawyer, Tried 29 March 1849 for Stealing a Looking Glass, Single https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON33-1-107$init=CON33-1-107P155 Death: 11 October 1873, aged 50, Delirium Tremors, ship Fairlie, Admitted 9 October 1873, Burial 25 October 1873 https://stors.tas.gov.au/HSD145-1-1$init=HSD145-1-1_0108 https://stors.tas.gov.au/HSD146-1-1$init=HSD146-1-1_0048 Marriage Permission dated 14 February 1854 to Alice Dalton (ship Midlothian) https://stors.tas.gov.au/NI/1256264




Was tried in Colchester UK on 29 Mar 1849 for Burglary and rec'd 7 years at the age of 27,being incarcerated in the Springfield prison, He could read and write, was a protestant and was single. James King was given a pardon in Tasmania after serving 4 yrs 4 mths. He married a fellow convict (Alice Dalton - also known as Ellen Dalton)in 1854 in Hobart Tasmania. James King died on 14 March 1884 in Hobart and the coroners inquest verdict was - apoplexy (a stroke)