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Transportation
James Sticke was transported on the Neptune, Scarborough And Surprize, departing 30th Nov 1789 and arriving 26th Jun 1790 with 1084 passengers.
Neptune 809 tons built on the River Thames 1779. The largest ship of the Second Fleet.
Neptune, Scarborough And Surprize (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 30, Dunkirk Hulk muster Feb-Jun 1788, T1/657 f367 HO 47/7/55 folios 240-241, Desc Book of 102nd Regt - Sep 1808 WO25/642 f148 |
| 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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Family connections for Joseph (Sticke)) are: STICKE James/Joseph (Sticke/Staike/s/Stackes) was born about 1765 possibly at St Mark Dublin Ireland & became a shoemaker/bootmaker/cordwainer. He was tried for highway robbery w/1other at Exeter Castle Devon on 17 3 1788, sentenced to death reprieved to Life & arrived in NSW as a convict on 26 6 1790 after a voyage of 6months on Fleet ship NEPTUNE; a voyage noted for extreme brutality of prisoners with a high death rate. He married Elizabeth (Davis) on 5 5 1791 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. In 1799 he was granted 30 acres at York Place. He enlisted in NSW Corps on 4 12 1800 in Sydney as a private & was detached to (Prentice)s company. In 1802 he was detached to (Kemp)s company in Van Diemens Land (Tasmania); & in 1803 to (Abbott)s company at Port Dalrymple until 1808 when he was detached to (Cummings) company. In 1809 he was detached to 7company & finally was transferred to 73rd Regiment on 24 4 1810. He was sent to Ceylon in 1814 w/73rd Regiment & died there as James (Staike) on 4 11 1814 age about49. [Some details taken from this Website] Elizabeth (Davis) was tried for theft, on 13 9 1789, of a childs cotton frock of Jane (Matthews) at Old Bailey on 28 10 1789, sentenced to 7years, held at London Gaol Delivery & arrived in NSW as a convict on 26 6 1790 after a journey of 7months on Fleet ship NEPTUNEalso. She died in 1809-not mentioned in Smees records.] [Some details taken from this Website] [Elizabeth (Davis) is recorded, perhaps incorrectly, as having a relationship with Thomas (Fowles ATLANTIC 1791).] [Details of Thomas (Fowles)s family are given in entry for Thomas (Fowles ATLANTIC 1791) on this Website. REFERENCES: Craig James Smee 'Births and Baptisms Marriages and Defacto Relationships Deaths and Burials New South Wales 1788-1830' ..a complete listing from church & other records in the early colony. Pamela Statham 'A Colonial Regiment-New Sources Relating to the New South Wales Corps-1789-1810'
Tried 17 Mar 1788 at Exeter Castle, Devon, age 25 Appears on list with co-accused Dennis Connor of prisoners capitally convicted on the last' Western Circuit, reprieved on 'favourable circumstances' and recommended for mercy on the conditions set against their names: #8. Dennis Connor and James Sticke, for highway Robbery. Recommendation: transportation for life. - HO 47/7/55 folios 240-241 James Staikes is recorded died in service with the 73rd Regt at Ceylon 4 Nov 1814
Arrived per Neptune 1790 enlisted NSW Corps 4 Dec 1800 in Sydney. Recorded in Sep 1808 as age 41. Place of origin St Mark, Dublin Ireland Transferred to Ceylon with the 73rd Regt in 1814