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Transportation
James Thompson was transported on the Pekoe, departing 10th Jul 1840 and arriving 7th Nov 1840 with 191 passengers.
Built Dundee, Scotland 1834. 379 tons. Rig type S. Transported convicts from Dublin, Ireland 1840 to New South Wales, Australia. List of 177 - 180 male persons. As this ship sailed direct from Ireland, the details of those on the voyage are NOT fully entered on this site, but being updated by volunteer researchers. Military Guard of the 96th Regiment plus 5 women and 11 children. Two boys, Matthew Wood (son of Michael Wood) and Patrick McArdle (son of James McArdle) - they were considered as free persons. Ship Surgeon, Robert Bower kept a Medical Journal.
Pekoe (generic)References
| Primary Source | Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. |
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Convict Notes
Absconded. James Thompson, Pekoe, 1840, 22, Queen's County, laborer, 4 feet 8 inches, sallow and a little pockpitted comp., light brown hair, hazel eyes, nose cocked, large scar on back of right ear, J.M.Q inside lower right arm, blue spot and small dark mole inside lower left arm, three blue dots on back of ball of left thumb, from Botanic Gardens, since the 3rd instant. NSW Govt Gazette, 8 Oct 1847.
Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. James Thompson, alias Thomson, age on arrival, 15, per Pekoe, 1840. Tried at Dublin City, 1840, 7 year sentence, for Stealing copper funnel. Former convictions: 3 months, 6 months. DOB 1825. Native place, Queens Co. Trade, Errand boy. Single. Catholic.