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Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
James Richards Spurway was transported on the Bangalore, departing 1st Jan 1850 and arriving 30th Apr 1850 with 302 passengers.
Built 1843 at Jersey. Wood barque of 877 Tons.
Bangalore (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/16, Page Number 146 |
| 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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"James Richards Spurway is my 1st cousin 3x removed."
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Convict Notes
James Richard Spurway was baptised at Honiton, Devon, England on 27 August 1830, son of James Spurway and Elizabeth Richards, who married at Honiton on 15 Jul 1827.
James Richards/or Richardson Spurway. Born C1831 18/3/1846: Listed as 15 years old, tried for Assault with intent to rob - Not Guilty. 30/6/1846: Tried at Exeter, Listed as 17 years old, for House breaking - Guilty - 10 years' transportation. 28/9/1850: (Newspaper date) TOL Moreton Bay 22/4/1852: TOL Passport, On the recommendation of Commissioner of Crown Lands Drayton
The North Australian, Ipswich and General Advertiser (Ipswich, Qld. : 1856 - 1862) Tue 28 Sep 1858 Page 3 On Tuesday last, James Richard Spurway, in the employ of Andrew Watt, carrier, while driving a bullock-team on the War-wick road, near Mr. Wilson's station, stumbled and fell before the dray, and before he could recover him-self the wheel passed over him crushing his left leg and side. His dray being about a quarter of a mile in advance of Watt's, he lay on the road until the latter came up, who removed him to the side of the road. The poor sufferer was quite sensible, but in great pain, and explained how the accident occurred. Constable Connolly having heard of the accident procured a dray from Mr. Wilson 's station and Spurway was placed in it to be brought down to Ipswich, but he expired about three miles from the scene of the accident about three hours after its occurrence. Dr. Lucas, who examined the body, deposed that the shock sustained from the wheel passing over the body of the deceased was sufficient to cause death.