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Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
James Mead was transported on the Lady Kennaway, departing 27th Oct 1834 and arriving 13th Feb 1835 with 307 passengers.
The 'Lady Kennaway' was built in Calcutta in 1817. A large ship of 584 tons. Transported convicted prisoners to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) in 1834, via Cork, Ireland. Other voyages, to New South Wales, in 1836 and Van Diemen's Land in 1851. Image acknowledgement to Grosvenor Prints. Painted by J.W. Huggins.
Lady KennawayReferences
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 390 |
| 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
On Wednesday last the following convicts were removed from Springfield Gaol to the York hulk, lying off Gosport, prior to undergoing their respective sentences :—To be Transported for Life— … Jas. Welsh and Jas. Mead, for a burglary in the house of Sophia Renwick, at Wanstead; ... Chelmsford Chronicle, 9 May 1834.
TRIED: 3 March 1834 and convicted for burglary. This was not his first court appearance - he was previously imprisoned twice for assault. He was married to Mary who remained at his native place with their child (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON31-1-31$init=CON31-1-31p44).
OCCUPATION: Farm labourer and ploughman (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON18-1-10$init=CON18-1-10p142). NATIVE PLACE: Layton (as above).