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James Sellers was transported on the Layton, departing 26th Aug 1835 and arriving 10th Dec 1835 with 272 passengers.
1829 Voyage - Source; The Sydney Monitor. Sat 14 Nov 1829. Page 3. Shipping Intelligence. Arrivals.- On Sunday the Layton from Sheerness, with 190 male prisoners, Surgeon Superintendent Dr. James Osborne, R. N. Lieutenant Miller, 40th Regt; and 29 soldiers of different corps, 4 women and 3 children. Mustered; 188. Died on Voyage; 2. Total 190 Embarked.
Layton (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/10, Page Number 126 |
| 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
1870 - HEALTH & WELFARE Launceston Invalid Depot Admission dates: 25 Nov 1870 Ship to colony: Layton, 2 1872 - Possible Death Record. 8 July 1872 aged 59 years old, Invalid
Marriage Permissions https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON52-1-4P088 James Sellers, free, and Ellen Buckley, Arabian. 21 Sep 1850. 24 /9/50 at Westbury. 15/10/50. 1238. 18/10/50. Marriage Record, District of Longford, Carrick: https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD37-1-9p389j2k Married 18 Nov 1850, at Church of St Andrews, Carrick, James Sellers, age 29, Labourer, and Ellen Buckley, age 24, servant, according to rites of the Church of England. Both signed their names.
Stealing Copper. - James Sellers, Sen.,James Sellers, Jun., and George Rowley were charged with stealing a copper from an unoccupied hose on the wharf belonging to Mr. Wm. Huttley.- It appeared that the brick work around the copper had been pulled down in order to put in a new one, but the old one bad been put back again. The two boys, Sellers, jun., and Rowley - had seen the copper there whilst hunting for bones, and had told Sellers, sen., that it was there. .He accompanied them to the place to view it, and told the boys to bring it on. The boys then brought it out and carried it as far as the Salmon and Ball corner, where it was taken by Sellers, sen., and carried to his house, where they beat it up with an axe. It was then taken by the direction of Sellers, sen., to Mr. Peter's foundry, where they refused to buy it. They then brought it down and joined Sellers, sen., who went with them to Arnold's tinsmith, in Wellington-street, and sold it as old copper for 5s 4d, the mopey being divided amongst the three.-The Bench commented severely on the way Sellers had led the boys away, and sentenced him to 12 months' hard labor, and the boys to 48 hours' solitary each. Launceston Examiner, 13 July 1865.
Devon and Exeter Assizes. James Sellers, for Stealing thirteen sovereigns at the 10th October last, the property of John Drake. Transported for Life. Sherborne Mercury, 23 March 1835. Tuesday, Alexander Croote, 41 and William Coombe, 25, under sentence of transportation for life; and Thomas Prouse, 18, for 7 years, were removed from the Devon County Gaol, in order to be placed on board the Justitia hulk, at Woolwich. At the same time, Josias Austin, 35, and James Sellers, transported for Life : and Henry Osborn, a lad, for 7 years, were removed from the Devon gaol, for the Ganymede hulk, at at Woolwich. Western Times, 18 April, 1835. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- James Sellers, per Layton (2). https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON31-1-40$init=CON31-1-40P153JPG 2101 James Sellers. Tried Devon Ass, 17 March 1835, Life. Conduct Record. https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON34-1-6$init=CON34-1-6P55 See records for details.