James Morris

James Morris, one of 75 convicts transported on the Scindian, 27 February 1850

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	James Morris
Aliases:	none
Gender:	-

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1811
Occupation:	Labourer
Date of Death:	-
Age:	-

Life Span

Median life span was 57 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 15 years

Crime:	-
Convicted at:	Central Criminal Court
Sentence term:	15 years
Ship:	Scindian
Departure date:	27th February, 1850
Arrival date:	1st June, 1850
Place of arrival	Western Australia
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 76 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/16, Page Number 173 (88) The Perth Gazette and Independent Journal of Politics and News 1850 Jul 26 p/4: List of convicts per Scindian given Ticket of Leave
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 Project.

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Convict Changes History

Ross Howat on 31st March, 2018 made the following changes:

source: Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/16, Page Number 173 (88) The Perth Gazette and Independent Journal of Politics and News 1850 Jul 26 p/4: List of convicts per Scindian given Ticket of Leave (prev. A