James Lane

James Lane, one of 192 convicts transported on the Governor Ready, 26 March 1827

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	James Lane
Aliases:	Lame
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	12th January, 1804
Occupation:	Farmer
Date of Death:	1st December, 1885
Age:	81 years

Life Span

Male median life span was 57 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 7 years

Crime:	Stealing corn.
Convicted at:	Suffolk Quarter Session
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	Governor Ready
Departure date:	26th March, 1827
Arrival date:	31st July, 1827
Place of arrival	Van Diemen's Land
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 189 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 130
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 Project.

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Convict Changes History

liz on 26th November, 2018 made the following changes:

alias1: Lame (alias) (prev. Lame (Alias)), date of birth: 12th January, 1804 (prev. 0000), date of death: 1st December, 1885 (prev. 0000), gender: m, occupation, crime

Iris Dunne on 26th November, 2018 made the following changes:

alias1: Lame (prev. Lame (alias))