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Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
James Lea was transported on the Woodbridge, departing 10th Oct 1839 and arriving 26th Feb 1840 with 231 passengers.
Woodbridge (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/12, Page Number 101 (52) |
| 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
Principal Superintendent of Convict Office, Sydney, January 17, 1844. THE undermentioned Prisoners having absconded from the individuals and employment set against their respective names, and some of them being at large with stolen Certificates and Tickets of Leave, all Constables and others are hereby required and commanded to use their utmost exertion in apprehending and lodging them in safe custody. Any person harbouring or employing any of the said Absentees, will be prosecuted as the law directs. The age of the prisoners is calculated up to the present time. J. M'LEAN, Principal Superintendent of Convicts ... ... Lea James, Woodbridge, 23, Halifax, North America, sailor. 5 feet 3 inches, ruddy and freckled comp., dark brown hair, brown eyes, lost a front tooth in upper jaw, small blue spot inside lower right arm, scar middle and third fingers of right hand, from Norfolk Island, since 2nd June, 1841. (New South Wales Government Gazette, 19 Jan 1844, Issue No. 10, p. 155)