James Lewis

James Lewis, one of 320 convicts transported on the Lord Lyndoch, 07 September 1840

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	James Lewis
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1816
Occupation:	Labourer
Date of Death:	1872
Age:	56 years

Life Span

Male median life span was 61 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 15 years

Crime:	Highway robbery
Convicted at:	Bucks. Quarter Sessions
Sentence term:	15 years
Ship:	Lord Lyndoch
Departure date:	7th September, 1840
Arrival date:	5th February, 1841
Place of arrival	Van Diemen's Land
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 321 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/12, Page Number 211 (107). Tasmanian Archives - convicts. Conduct record page 168; indent page 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 Project.

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Community Contributions

Leonie Dolley on 13th July, 2013 wrote:

James last name was hard to read it looked like Lenis or Lenvis. He died at Port Arthur.

Carol Axton-Thompson on 14th July, 2013 wrote:

N.B. James’ name is definitely “LEWIS”.

James and his brother Griffith were jointly charged, at Bucks on 30/06/1840, with highway robbery in stealing from a person. Both given 15 yr sentences and transported to Van Diemen’s Land on the ‘Lord Lyndoch’ arriving, 05/02/1841.

Native Place: Banbury, Oxfordshire. Born abt 1815. Listed as 25yrs of age upon arrival. Mother - Ann; sisters - Catherine, Elizabeth & Rebecca. Brother Griffith, on board ship.

5’5”; dark complexion; lt brown eyes; brown hair; single man; can read & write; labourer - Tallow chandler.

No details are entered in on the Conduct Record page, however died at the Port Arthur Penal settlement.

Leonie Dolley on 14th July, 2013 wrote:

James conduct record on page 168 of Convicts arriving per Lord Lyndoch 5\2\1841.

Carol Axton-Thompson on 14th July, 2013 wrote:

The surname of James and his brother Griffith is definitely ‘LEWIS’. They are both recorded in the Archives officially under this name - transcribing it from reading the page may seem otherwise, but other records and indexes are ‘Lewis’. Changing a surname would definitely hinder researchers.

Convict Changes History

Leonie Dolley on 13th July, 2013 made the following changes:

surname Lenis (prev. Lewis), date of birth 1816, date of death 1872, gender, occupation, crime

Carol Axton-Thompson on 14th July, 2013 made the following changes:

source, surname Lewis (prev. Lenis), crime

Leonie Dolley on 14th July, 2013 made the following changes:

surname Lenis (prev. Lewis)

Carol Axton-Thompson on 14th July, 2013 made the following changes:

source, surname Lewis (prev. Lenis)