Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
James Riley was transported on the Bengal Merchant, departing 27th Sep 1834 and arriving 30th Jan 1835 with 270 passengers.
Bengal Merchant (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 434 |
| 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
Trial of Prisoners. —James Riley, James Bently, and Robert Urch, picking pockets, trans. 14 years— ... North Devon Journal, 10 July 1834. And Wednesday, Joseph Summers, 32, and John Stocker, 23, under sentence of transportation for life: James Riley, . James Bently, 16 Robert Urch, 17, and George Cobley, 47 ditto, each for 14 years, And James Roberts, 40, Edward Smith, 24, (the swindler), and Ruben Hele, 20, 7 years each, were removed from the Devon Goal, in order to being placed on board the hulk at Woolwich. North Devon Journal, 24 July 1834. National Archives. Hulk Records, Woolwich. HO-9-4_6 page 12/46. Received from Exeter, 17 July 1834. James Riley, age 22, Stg from the Person, Tried 1 July 1834, Exeter, 14 years, To NSW 19 Sept 1834.