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Transportation
James Openshaw was transported on the Eliza, departing 25th Jun 1828 and arriving 18th Nov 1828 with 159 passengers.
The Eliza was a 511-ton (later 538 ton) merchant ship built in British India in 1806. She made five voyages transporting convicts from England and Ireland to Australia.
Eliza (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 422 |
| 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
His brother William also transported for uttering forged notes in 1821 (Shipley), as was his father Joseph in 1825 (Sesostris) and sister Mary in 1827 (Louisa). James had previously served a six month sentence for highway robbery in 1826 and the newspaper (Manchester Courier p.3 28/10/1826) recorded that his father and brother had already been transported. He was tried at Manchester for the theft of three shirts which he was acquitted of but also tried for the theft of flannel blanket which he had cut off a roll on a cart and hidden in a potato clamp in a field.