James Roberts

James Roberts, one of 292 convicts transported on the Calcutta, February 1803

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	James Roberts
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1766
Occupation:	Brickmaker
Date of Death:	1820
Age:	54 years

Life Span

Male median life span was 51 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to Life

Crime:	-
Convicted at:	Salop Assizes
Sentence term:	Life
Ship:	Calcutta
Departure date:	February, 1803
Arrival date:	4th October, 1803
Place of arrival	New South Wales [Port Phillip]
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 293 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 343 (171)
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

Penny-Lyn Beale on 4th July, 2021 wrote:

Alphabetical Registers of Male Convicts.
No; 7
Name; James Roberts
Height; 5 Ft 3 1/2 in
Hair; Brown
Eyes; Grey
Age; 36 [1765/6]
Trade; Brickmaker
Trial; Shrewsbury - 1802 - Life
Ship; Calcutta 1803 - Ocean - 1804
Native Place; Warwickshire
Remarks; DIED; 19 Sept 1820

Convict Changes History

Penny-Lyn Beale on 4th July, 2021 made the following changes:

date of birth: 1766 (prev. 0000), date of death: 1820 (prev. 0000), gender: m, occupation