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Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
James Seelie was transported on the John, departing 26th Jan 1832 and arriving 8th Jun 1832 with 200 passengers.
John 1st arrived in Sydney Cove on the 25th November 1827. 185 Male convicts. of which 7 were sent to the hospital, 3 Died. Surgeon Superintendent- Died on the voyage . John - 1836/1837 Voyage. Medical Journal was lost on the homeward passage by the shipwreck of the Ship "Medora' There is an index only.
John (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 259 (130) |
| 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
James Seelie aged 15 was transported along with James Raeburn, also 15 (per Georgiana 1831) for stealing silk stockings from a shop. 9/2/1841: COF James was in the Bathurst area when he "married", although they were not officially married, in 1856, Elizabeth Laws, who had married convict Thomas Toy on 15/3/1842 and they had 6 children. Thomas Toy died in 1889 and so was still alive when Elizabeth had 5 children with James from 1859-1869. The children were registered under the name of Laws or Toy, but on their respective marriage certificates, stated that their name was Seelie. Elizabeth died at Dubbo on 2/12/1901. No death date for James.