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Transportation
James Lacey was transported on the Ocean, departing 31st Jul 1815 and arriving 30th Jan 1816 with 221 passengers.
The 'Ocean' was an English merchant ship and whaler built in 1794 at South Shields, England. In 1803 she accompanied the ship 'Calcutta' to Australia, acting as a transport supply ship. When the settlers abondoned Port Phillip, Melbourne, Victoria the ship transferred convicts, settlers and marines to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania). In 1815, 1817 & 1823 the 'Ocean' transported convicts to New South Wales.
Ocean (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 239 (121) |
| 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
Died; 19 January 1860. Noted in the Liverpool Asylum Register for the Infirm & Destitute Name; James Lacery. ** Age; 79. Ship; Ocean [16] Free by Servitude. Church of England. Died ** All details per the Register
1828 NSW Census Index. James Lacey, per Ocean, H.P. Barracks.
Colonial Secretary Index. LACEY, James. Per "Ocean", 1816 1822 Petition for restoration of ticket of leave (Fiche 3221; 4/1866 p.40) 1825 On return of men and boys belonging to Carters Barracks who have been exempted from the Treadwheel by the Acting Engineer (Reel 6017; 4/5782 p.263) 1825 Oct 1 On list of persons at Carters Barracks due for slops (Reel 6064; 4/1788 p.149)
—James Lacey, for embezzling divers sums of money, the property of his master, Mr. S. T. Taylor, ... Suffolk Chronicle, 8 April 1815. On Monday  last, the following convicts were conveyed from the Castle to Portsmouth, for transportation, pursuant to their sentences at the last Assizes; viz. John Frazer, Robert Manby, James Lacey, Robert Henry Day, John Rivett, James Jolly, and Jonathan Adams.  Norfolk Chronicle, 6 May 1815.