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Transportation
James Portsmouth was transported on the Active, Albermarle, Atlantic, Barrington, Britannia, Mary Ann, Matilda, Salamander And William And Ann, departing 31st Dec 1790 and arriving 9th Jul 1791 with 1265 passengers.
The Third Fleet consisted of 11 Vessels. Active, Albermarle, Atlantic, Barrington, Britannia, Gorgon, Mary Ann, Matilda, Queen (from Ireland) Salamander and William and Ann. These vessels were provided by a private company; Camden, Calvert and King to ship convicts to the colony.
Active, Albermarle, Atlantic, Barrington, Britannia, Mary Ann, Matilda, Salamander And William And Ann (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 133 (68) |
| 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
Digitised Indent of ship Admiral Barrington. James Portsmouth, James Jones, Thomas Munday, Thomas Coxfield, Robert Westmore, James Sansome and James Ash, Tried at Assizes For the county of Southampton at Winchester, 2 Mar 1790, 7 years.
WINCHESTER, Saturday, Feb. 27. At our Assizes, which will begin on Tuesday next, before Mr. Baron Hotham and Mr. Baron Perryn, the following prisoners are to take their trials, viz. … James Portsmouth, … for house-breaking. Hampshire Chronicle 1 Mar 1790. At our assizes which began on Tuesday last… the following prisoners received sentence viz. … James Portsmouth, … to be (transported) for 7 years each. Hampshire Chronicle 8 Mar 1790
NSW 1828 census. Evan District. Householder James Portsmouth, residence Nepean River. James Portsmouth, age 57, F.S. per Barrington, 1791, Farmer, protestant, holds 90 acres, 37 cleared, 32 acres cleared, 4 horses and 50 sheep. Mary Perry Portsmouth, age 33, born in Colony. Cuthbert Cooling, age 15, B.C. Jerh. (Jeremiah?) Hansel, age 11, B.C. and three laborers, all government servants.