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James Mcglade was transported on the Boddingtons, departing 15th Feb 1793 and arriving 7th Aug 1793 with 129 passengers.
The Boddingtons was Built in 1781. She departed Cork Ireland on 15 February 1793 bound for New South Wales.
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Convict Notes
BENCH of MAGISTRATES. Saturday Sept. 13. James McGlade stood charged by Mrs. K. Marsh, of Pitt's Row, with having stolen several promissory notes of hand, her property. Mrs. Marsh said that on Thursday morning last the prisoner McGlade was in her house, no other person whatever being there at the time; and that one of her children having her pocket book near the place where he sat. She saw the book drop from the child's hand, and having no suspicion of him, she did not immediately take it up. From other evidences it appeared that the prisoner had rendered to Mr. Abbott a note accepted by Thomas Ivory for 6£ which he proposed laying out in goods; but that Ivory accidentally went into the shop while he was there, and requested Abbott not to receive it as payment as he had certain reason for so doing. That McGlade was much out of temper at Ivory's refusal to take up the bill or suffer Abbott to do so; and upon being asked from whom he had received it he replied that he had taken it with many others at Hawkesbury. That Ivory then went to the house of Mrs. Marsh, to whom he had originally given the bill under a promise that she would not pay it away, but hold it until he should take it up; that he reminded Mrs. Marsh of her promise, at the same time challenged her with forgetfulness of it, at which she seemed surprised, but on examining her book missed that and several others of much larger amount, and immediately declared that McGlade must have taken them out of her book:— That Ivory assured her McGlade was actually the person who then had it, and going to his lodging house in Pitt's Row accused him with the theft, which he denies, yet admitted at the same time he had picked it up at Mrs. Marsh's door. He then gave Ivory the bill, and begged he would return it to the owner, which was done. Another note of 8£, sworn to be stolen at the same time was traced to L. Davern, he said McGlade had given him that and another of 12£ 10s. which he returned to Mrs. Marsh, to get cashed for him: But, as this did not appear in evidence both were committed. Sydney Gazette, 14 Sep 1806. C O U R T OF C R I M I N A L J U R I S D I C T I O N. ~~~~~~ On Monday morning the Court met ; when James McGlade and L. Davern were indicted, the former for privately stealing out of the house of Mrs. R. Marsh, of Pitt's Row, a promissory note of 6£ 2s ; and the latter for receiving, knowing to be stolen, a promissory note of 8£, also her property.—The evidence against the prisoners being only a repetition of that published on their examination, need not here be recapitulated.—Both found guilty. ….. James McGlade and L. Davern were called up to receive sentence; which the Judge Advocate passed accordingly, pronouncing sentence of death upon the former as principal, and upon the latter fourteen years transportation as receiver of the notes knowing them to be stolen. Sydney Gazette, 28 Sep 1806. On Tuesday a full Bench assembled, before whom appeared the several offenders sentenced to various punishments before the last Criminal Court, which sentences they were now informed were approved and confirmed by His Excellency, who was pleased to extend to James McGlade the Royal Mercy, on condition of his residing within the Limits of this Territory as a Transport for Life. Sydney Gazette, 12 Oct 1806. POLICE OFFICE, Sydney March 14, 1807. Absconded from the Employ of Government, Thomas Miller, some time a Labourer in the Dock yard, and James McGlade, lately capitally convicted. All persons are cautioned against harbouring or employing them on pain of prosecution, but to aid and assist in apprehending the said Absentees. By Command of His Excellency. J. HARRIS, Magistrate of Police. Sydney Gazette, 22 Mar 1807.
Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. James McGlade, age on arrival, 25, per Boddingtons, 1793, Tried at Monaghan Co, 1791, 7 years sentence. DOB, 1768. Dealer. Colonial sentence, absconded 1807 to England. References: Convict Indents. 1801 Muster. 1806 Muster. Hall – Of Infamous Character, p 133-135.