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James Masters was transported on the Caledonia, departing 19th Jun 1822 and arriving 6th Nov 1822 with 150 passengers.
Ship Name: Caledonia (1) Rig Type: S. Built: Sunderland Build Year: 1815 Size (tons): 412 Voyage Details Source. Claim a Convict website. http://www.hawkesbury.net.au/claimaconvict/shipDetails.php?shipId=186
Caledonia (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/4, Page Number 174 |
| 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
National Archives, Criminal Petitions. HO 17/87/34 Prisoner name: James Masters. Court and date of trial: Somerset Lent Assizes held at Taunton April 1822. Crime: Stealing a pocket book from Thomas Billett at Bath Fair 14 February 1822. Initial sentence: Transportation for 14 years. Gaoler's report: Discharged from gaol January last - a very bad character. Annotated (Outcome): 7 May 1822. Rejected. Petitioner(s): Thomas Billett. Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Crime actually committed by Abraham Crocker; pocket book of little value. Date: 1822 Apr 26.
Somerset Assizes concluded on Monday evening: the following are the sentences the prisoners: Fourteen Years: James Masters, for stealing from the person. Bath Chronicle, 11 April 1822.
Burials in the Parish of St John, Launceston in the County of Cornwall, Port Dalrymple in the Year 1828 No; 147 Name; James Masters Abode; Norfolk Plains When buried; 14 April 1828 Age; 23 [1805] Ship’s Name; Caledonia Quality or profession. Assigned servant to Mr Field By Whom Ceremony was preformed; James Norman, Chaplin. Conduct Record;- No; 383 Transported for "Stealing from a person" Parents; Live at Bath. 1830 - New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, Tasmania Year; 1830. No; 383. Noted against name; DECEASED