Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
James Tasker was transported on the Guildford, departing 12th May 1820 and arriving 28th Oct 1820 with 170 passengers.
The 'Guildford' was built on the River Thames, England in 1810. Used as a Convict Transport ship to Australia - voyages 1812, 1816, 1818, 1820, 1822, 1824, 1827 & 1829.
Guildford (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 305 (154) |
| 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 |
Claims
"James Tasker was my 4 times Great Grandfather. My name is Patricia Rae Black. (Nee) Dobson."
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Convict Notes
Due to the state of the farming industry in the early 1800s farm workers faced starvation James Tasker had a wife and children and he was a desperate man most of his children had died and there was no work and no help The pig was his only solution unfortunately he was caught tried and sentenced to Tasmania He married Mary Smyth around 1830 His first wife in England died at the age of 90 in an Oxfordshire workhouse a pauper