James Tacey

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Summary

Born
Jan 1805
Conviction
Highway robbery
Departure
Aug 1821
Arrival
Jan 1822
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: James Tacey
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1805
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Unknown

Crime

Convicted at: Nottingham Town Assizes
Sentence term: 99 years

Voyage

Departed: 28th Aug 1821
Ship: Mary
Arrival: 23rd Jan 1822
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

James Tacey was transported on the Mary, departing 28th Aug 1821 and arriving 23rd Jan 1822 with 176 passengers.

Built 1811, Ipswich,England 361 tons. 1817 Journey On Monday arrived the ship Mary, Capt. ORMON, from Calcutta, with merchandize—Passengers, Captain FAITHFUL and Lieut. HAMILTON: this vessel has brought 6 male prisoners from India, destined for Port Jackson; to which place it is expected she will sail to-morrow. Hobart Town Gazette, 24 May 1817. Ship News. On Thursday arrived from Calcutta, via Derwent, the ship Mary, Captain Ormon, with a various cargo. -Passengers from Calcutta, Captain Faithfull and Lieutenant Hamilton:-The Mary sailed from Calcutta the 23d of February, and left the Pilot the 1st of March. Sydney Gazette, Sat 7 Jun 1817. -------------------------------------------------- Convicts who sailed on the 'Mary' direct from Ireland - 1819 & 1836 - are currently being listed, incomplete data to date.

MaryMary (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/4, Page Number 97 (50)
Source DescriptionThis 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 SourceGreat Britain. Home Office
Compiled ByState Library of Queensland
Database SourceBritish convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database

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Convict Notes

Maureen Withey avatar
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on 15th November 2025

Nottingham Assizes.  All the prisoners sentenced to death were reprieved before the Judge left the town. … James Shipley, aged 18, William Marriott, aged 17, John Harrison, aged 16, and James Tacey, aged 16, for assaulting Henry German on the highway in the said parish of St Mary, and robbing him of his hat—All condemned. ... Stamford Mercury, 23 March 1821.