James Mccartney

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Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	James Mccartney
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1811
Occupation:	Labourer
Date of Death:	18th September, 1857
Age:	46 years

Life Span

Male median life span was 56 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 7 years

Crime:	Stealing a pig
Convicted at:	Antrim Court (Ireland)
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	Waterloo
Departure date:	21st May, 1836
Arrival date:	6th September, 1836
Place of arrival	New South Wales [Port Phillip]
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 218 other convicts

References

Primary source:

1. New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849 2. New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842 3. New South Wales, Australia, Tickets of Leave, 1824-1867 4. New South Wales, Australia, Certificates of Freedom, 1827-1867 5. Australian Convict Index, 1788-1868 6. Australia, Newspaper Vital Notices, 1841-2001 7. Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1950 8. Australia Death Index, 1787-1985 9.

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Community Contributions

J Innis on 27th June, 2020 wrote:

James and his father William were both on the convict ship Waterloo.

Convict Changes History

J Innis on 27th June, 2020 made the following changes:

convicted at, term: 7 years, voyage, source: 1. New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849 2. New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842 3. New South Wales, Australia, Tickets of Leave, 1824-1867 4. New South Wales, Aus