| Name: | James Pearce |
| Aliases: | none |
| Gender: | m |
| Date of Birth: | 1797 |
| Occupation: | - |
| Date of Death: | - |
| Age: | - |
Life Span
Male median life span was 57 years*
* Median life span based on contributions
Sentence Severity
Sentenced to Life
| Crime: | - |
| Convicted at: | London Gaol Delivery |
| Sentence term: | Life |
| Ship: | Prince of Orange |
| Departure date: | 1st April, 1822 |
| Arrival date: | 23rd July, 1822 |
| Place of arrival | Van Diemen's Land |
| Passenger manifest | Travelled with 135 other convicts |
| Primary source: | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/4, Page Number 140 |
| 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. |
Tony Beale on 3rd December, 2020 wrote:
Old Baily Online
27. JAMES PEARCE was indicted for stealing, on the 30th of October , one watch, value 3 l.; one chain, value 6 d., and two keys, value 1 s., the goods of Samuel Dove , from his person .
SAMUEL DOVE . I live in Nassau-street, Middlesex Hospital. On the 30th of October, about seven o’clock in the morning, I was in Lombard-street , my silver hunting watch, was in my fob, and a bundle in my hand - three men stood, two with their backs against the post, and one against the wall at the corner of Clement’s-lane, leaving just room for one person to pass between them; I attempted to pass, but they rushed upon me, and took my watch; I am sure the prisoner was one of them - I pursued them, crying Stop thief! they all three ran as far as Birchin-lane, where they separated, the prisoner went up there, and the other two along Lombard-street - I did not lose sight of the the prisoner till a post stopped him, my watch has not been found - I charged him with the robbery, he denied it, and said he was only walking along the street. I am quite sure he was one of the three.
Prisoner. Q. Was I running when I was stopped - A. I think he was, I came up immediately as he was stopped.
CATHARINE WELSH . I am a market-woman, and live in Gilbert-street, Bloomsbury. I was going up Lombard-street, about seven o’clock in the morning, and heard the prosecutor crying Stop thief,! and saw three men coming along with pipes in their mouths, one ran and the other two walked to the end of the street - the one ran up Birchin-lane, I went up the lane, and called out Stop thief! the prisoner walked with another person to the end of the street, and then ran, he was stopped.
Prisoner. Q. You told the Lord Mayor that another man passed me in Birchin-lane - A. The first man ran up there, then the prisoner ran up also, he was one of the three I am certain.
THOMAS THOROUGHGOOD . I am a constable. The prisoner was given to me in Birchin-lane - I found nothing on him, Welsh was by, and said he was one of the men who ran away, he said nothing till after I took him away, he then said he knew nothing about it.
Prisoner’s Defence. I was going to Snow-hill, and turned down Birchin-lane, I heard the alarm, saw nothing, and went on, the prosecutor and woman turned the corner, and said “Stop that man, he is one of them”, I said I knew nothing of it, he said he would hang me if it laid in his power.
GUILTY . Aged 24.
Transported for Life .
London Jury, before Mr. Common Sergeant.
Tony Beale on 3rd December, 2020 made the following changes:
date of birth: 1797 (prev. 0000), gender: m
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