Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
James Shields was transported on the Katherine Stewart Forbes, departing 21st Feb 1832 and arriving 16th Jul 1832 with 223 passengers.
Katherine Stewart Forbes (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 271 (136) |
| 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
1832, 9 January: Convicted for two felonies at the Epiphany Sessions at Liverpool and sentenced to 7 years on each indictment (14 years in total). 1832, 5 February: Sent aboard the Justitia prison hulk, moored at Woolwich where he was listed as 18 years old; sent from there on 11 February for transportation (see UK, Prison Hulk Registers and Letter Books, 1802-1849). 1832: On arrival in VDL, he was listed as 21 [at odds with other records], single and a plasterer from Liverpool (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON18-1-10$init=CON18-1-10p48). 1845, 28 October: Sentenced to 6 months' hard labour for being absent without leave. 1845, 18 November: Another 6 months' hard labour, this time in chains, for being absent without leave. 1846: Free by servitude - he received his Free Certificate on 9 January (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON34-1-3$init=CON34-1-3P508). 1847: James Shields, 32, was tried at New Norfolk Quarter Sessions and convicted for stealing a fowl, the property of Dr Weston. Sentenced to hard labour for 2 years. He was listed as single, Roman Catholic, a plasterer and could read and write. 1849: He was discharged - "To Freedom from Spring Hill. 103 days gained by hard work" (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON37-1-3$init=CON37-1-3p381).