Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
James Robert Storrs was transported on the York, departing 3rd Sep 1830 and arriving 7th Feb 1831 with 200 passengers.
The York I was built in Southwick, West Sussex, England in 1819. 429 tons. Three voyages to Australia with transport convicts - 1829, 1830 and 1832. The York II was built in Sunderland, England in 1854. 940 ton ship. Transported convicts and pensioner guards and families to Western Australia in 1862.
York (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 481 (243) |
| 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
CRIME: Obtaining goods under false pretences. OCCUPATION: Soldier and hairdresser, officer's servant (see NSW Convict Indents). AGE/YEAR OF BIRTH: Three different records give different information. On the Convict Indents, he is listed as 33 (born 1797), while his jail record points to a birth year of 1803 (he was listed as 26 when tried and 27 when admitted to the prison hulk Ganymede). Below is his jail record from Bedfordshire: Record ID: 4472 Commital Year: 1830 Reference Doc: BLARS QGV10/1 ID in Reference Doc: 123 Age: 26 Gender: Male Height: 5 feet 8 inches Hair Colour: Brown Complexion: Sallow Residence(town/village): Bedford Residence(county): Bedfordshire Offence: By Bench Warrant Committed By: Rev.Dr.Hunt When Committed: 24/03/1830 Trial Session: Easter 1830 Type of Gaol: Bedford County Gaol Sentence: 7 Years Transportation How Disposed: Delivered on board the Ganymede, Woolwich Discharge Date: 04/05/1830 (see Bedfordshire Archives and Records Service, Bedfordshire Gaol Register).