James Shaw

James Shaw, one of 160 convicts transported on the Prince Regent, 17 September 1819

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	James Shaw
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

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

Life Span

Male median life span was 59 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 7 years

Crime:	-
Convicted at:	York, West Riding Quarter Sessions
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	Prince Regent
Departure date:	17th September, 1819
Arrival date:	27th January, 1820
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 171 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 238
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 22nd January, 2020 wrote:

https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON13-1-2$init=CON13-1-2p35
List of men sent from England to Port Jackson per Prince Regent (Anderson) to Hobart Town per Castle Forbes.
James Shaw, age 21, Can’t read it??, Tried at York 21 Oct 1818, 7 years, native of Halifax (York). Right leg shorter than the left.

Maureen Withey on 22nd January, 2020 wrote:

Another Tasmaninan Record - letter of reply to querey re James Shaw.https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON13-1-2$init=CON13-1-2p39
Gives his age as 26 years and his trade- Fustian cutter.

Convict Changes History

Maureen Withey on 22nd January, 2020 made the following changes:

gender: m