James Poulter

James Poulter, one of 250 convicts transported on the General Stewart, 19 July 1818

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	James Poulter
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	-
Occupation:	-
Date of Death:	-
Age:	-

Life Span

Male median life span was 57 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to Life

Crime:	Uttering forged notes
Convicted at:	Oxford Assizes
Sentence term:	Life
Ship:	General Stewart
Departure date:	19th July, 1818
Arrival date:	31st December, 1818
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 249 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 72
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.

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Community Contributions

Maureen Withey on 31st August, 2019 wrote:

Oxfordshire. - Of twelve prisoners condemned, six are left for execution, Viz. ... Wm. Browne and James Poulter, for uttering forged notes.
Cambridge Chronicle, 20 March 1818.

Monday last, James Poulter, William Browne, ...convicts under sentence of transportation, were removed from our county gaol to the Laurel Hulk at Gosport.
Oxford University and City Herald, 23 May 1818.

Convict Changes History

Maureen Withey on 31st August, 2019 made the following changes:

gender: m, crime