Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
James Murrells was transported on the Neptune, departing 4th Oct 1837 and arriving 18th Jan 1838 with 359 passengers.
NeptuneReferences
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/11, Page Number 162 |
| 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
Details on records inconsistent. At time of sentencing was described as 25 years of age (meaning born around 1812) married to a woman named Martha with six children. Native place listed as "Cockworth" on appropriation list, although no town appears to exist under that name. Received conditional pardon in 1848. Seems to be the same person as "James Murril" who married convict Ellen Gibney (Australasia) in Campbell Town in 1851, age given as 35 (meaning born around 1816). The trail of convict bricks in Campbell Town lists him as "James Murrell - Neptune 1833, married Ellen Gibney", although that date is incorrect (the Neptune did not visit Van Diemen's Land until 1838). Died in 1874, although death registration gives age as 74, which would make him substantially older than the other records.