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Voyage
Transportation
James Norris was transported on the Guildford, departing 12th May 1820 and arriving 28th Oct 1820 with 170 passengers.
The 'Guildford' was built on the River Thames, England in 1810. Used as a Convict Transport ship to Australia - voyages 1812, 1816, 1818, 1820, 1822, 1824, 1827 & 1829.
Guildford (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 308 TAHO convict record on the Guildford https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON13-1-2/CON13-1-2P62 TAHO Conduct record: |
| 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
The James Norris who was transported on the Guildford was EXECUTED in northern Tasmania (George Town) on 4 June 1821. The James Norris who came on the Neptune was the one who married Rosanna Wilson and had 4 daughters together.
3 June 1821 - executed at George Town for bushranging https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2180354 AND Hobart Town Gazette and Van Diemen's Land Advertiser (Tas. : 1821 - 1825) Sat 9 Jun 1821 Page 2
JAMES NORRIS was indicted for stealing, on the 28th of September 1819 one hat, value 15 s., the property of William Knowles , from his person . WILLIAM KNOWLES . On the 28th of September, between twelve and one o'clock in the morning, I was in George-street, Bloomsbury ; my friend and I went to the Maidenhead, public-house , to have a glass of liquor, and on coming out on the step of the door, the prisoner came behind me and took my hat off my head. I turned round, and collared him with it in his hand - my handkerchief dropped out of it; I took him into the public-house. He gave the hat to another person behind him, who ran out of the back door with it; the prisoner tried to get away, and got as far as the back door. We got the watchman, who secured him; the door was fastened and all the lights put out. Just as the lights were knocked out, the watchman came in with his lanthorn - I never let him go. JOHN CURLING . I came out of the house with Knowles - the prisoner came and snatched his hat off. I am sure he is the man. LEWIS ROBERTS . I am a watchman. I was called into the house, and took the prisoner The back door leads into a yard that goes into the street. Prisoner's Defence. It was not me. GUILTY . Aged 19. Transported for Seven Years . First Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Recorder.24 Apr 1827 in hobart,and had 4 children James married Rosina Rosanna Wilson on the