Name: | James Pitman |
Aliases: | none |
Gender: | m |
Date of Birth: | 1781 |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Date of Death: | 1848 |
Age: | 67 years |
Life Span
Male median life span was 57 years*
* Median life span based on contributions
Sentence Severity
Sentenced to Life
Crime: | - |
Convicted at: | Dorset Assizes |
Sentence term: | Life |
Ship: | Norfolk |
Departure date: | 15th April, 1825 |
Arrival date: | 18th August, 1825 |
Place of arrival | New South Wales |
Passenger manifest | Travelled with 180 other convicts |
Primary source: | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/5, Page Number 254;Government Gazette dated Friday 8 April 1842 and Convict records and Queanbeyan Pioneer Cemeteries Register. |
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. |
Wendy Smith on 29th April, 2019 wrote:
He is described in 1825 as being of Swarthy complexion; Grey hair and Hazel eyes. He obtained a conditional pardon on 1 April 1841 subsequently published the following year on 8 April 1842.
Buried 1 May 1848 in the Queanbeyan Riverside Cemetery. Location now unknown.
Wendy Smith on 29th April, 2019 made the following changes:
source: Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/5, Page Number 254;Government Gazette dated Friday 8 April 1842 and Convict records and Queanbeyan Pioneer Cemeteries Register. (prev. Australian Joint Copying Projec
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