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Transportation
James Norton was transported on the Hercules, departing 24th Dec 1824 and arriving 7th May 1825 with 135 passengers.
The "Hercules" ship was built in 1801 at South Sheilds, England. 1801 voyage from Ireland to New South Wales, Australia. Sailed via Rio de Janeiro and the Cape. A mutiny occurred just prior to their arrival at Rio - after 45 minutes it was quashed but 13 convicts had been killed. Jeremiah Pendergass was named as the ring leader and shot. 44 deaths in total on this voyage. There was then another ship, also named, "Hercules" built 1822 at Whitby, England who made 3 trips to Austraia, in 1825, 1830 & 1832.
Hercules (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/5, Page Number 241 (122). NSW State Archives, COF Butts (NRS 12210) |
| 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
Certificate of Freedom No.31/760 dated 28 July 1831, Trade: Laborer, Offence: Robbing a Person House, Trial 14 January 1824, Native Place: Norfolk, Year of Birth 1801
Charlotte and James would appear to have had 10 children between 1837 and 1864. James 1837, Ann 1839, William 1842, Jonathon 1845, Anthony 1848, Elizabeth 1850, Isaac 1853, Rosetta 1856, Henry 1859 and Eliza 1864.
Sainty & Johnson; 1828 Census of New South Wales: [Ref N0497] Norton, James, (no details recorded) Hercules, 1825, Moreton Bay.
In the colony, James married Charlotte Prentice, February 27 1837, at Liverpool, Sydney. Charlotte was the youngest child of William Prentice (Convict, Scarborough, 1790) and Elizabeth Wicker (Convict, Experiment, 1804).