Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
James Towns was transported on the Theresa, departing 5th Oct 1838 and arriving 31st Jan 1839 with 266 passengers.
Built 1834 at Calcutta. Wood barque of 497 Tons.
Theresa (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/11, Page Number 360 |
| 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
James Towns married my 2nd gggm Margaret Edwards Alyward in about 1852 and they had one female child in 1854. Margaret who was a convict married three convicts including brothers Michael and Thomas Magner. James is buried in the Walcha Cemetery. Several death dates recorded. Including 23rd Nov 1884. Probate was granted in 1885.
James Towns had been married to an Ann Bacon in Polstead, Suffolk, they married 15th March 1835. (Ann's father Abraham Bacon had also been transported to Australia in 1822). Two years after they married James was convicted and transported, I don't believe James and Ann had any children that I could find, Ann went on to have three children with an unknown father, and then went onto marry Henry Cousens and have three more children.