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Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
James Maiden was transported on the Bengal Merchant, departing 27th Sep 1834 and arriving 30th Jan 1835 with 270 passengers.
Bengal Merchant (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 437 (220) |
| 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
James Maiden was convicted of stealing silver ware and candles. 1839: TOL Goulburn 11/11/1841: COF 1840: Married Jane Davies at St John's, Camden, they had 7 children, 3 are listed on the NSW BDM. James became the founder of Moama NSW. In 1845 he established a punt, known as Maiden's Punt at a crossing over the Murray River. He built and held the licence of The Junction Inn, Moama from 1847-1856. The Inn was the equivalent of the stock market, with big deals being made there. 9/8/1858: James purchases 20,000 sheep. He became a millionaire, with many ventures and owned a lot of land. He made a lot of money supplying the gold diggers with meat. There was a downturn in the market, gold ran out and there was a huge flood of the Murray, flooding Moama, after which it recovered very slowly. Henry Hopwood (William Metcalfe 1834 VDL) known as the founder of Echuca (on the opposite side of the river) and James had a good rivalry going for a number of years. James fell upon hard time and sold his interests around Moama, lost his money and began working a odd jobs around the district. 28/12/1869: James died at the Bendigo Hospital of chronic bronchitis, aged 60. He had been ill for about 6 weeks.