Summary
Born
Jan 1765
Conviction
Unknown
Departure
May 1791
Arrival
Feb 1792
Death
Jan 1845
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Personal Information
Name: James Pellinger
Gender: Unknown
Born: 1st Jan 1765
Death: 1st Jan 1845
Age at death: 80
Occupation: Unknown
Crime
Crime: Unknown
Convicted at: Bristol Quarter Sessions
Sentence term: 7 years
Transportation
James Pellinger was transported on the Pitt, departing 31st May 1791 and arriving 14th Feb 1792 with 406 passengers.
Built Thames, England 1780. 775 tons. Rig type: S.
PittReferences
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 155 (79) |
| 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 |
Claims
"James Pillinger was my 5 X great grandfather. Sentenced to 7 years transportation and ended up on Norfolk Island - then to Tasmania in 1808. Born 1765 in Walcot, Bath, Somerset England, and died 12 July 1845 in Oatlands, Tasmania."
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Leigh Mathews
Photos
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Convict Notes
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Was sent to norfolk Island where he married Elizabeth Wood who had arrived as a child on the second fleet. Was sent from there to Tasmania when Norfolk Island was cleared arriving on the City of Edinburgh in 1808. He had 7 children
State Library of Queensland on 27th August 2011
James Pellinger married Elizabeth Wood in New Norfolk Tasmanian