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Transportation
James Turley was transported on the Elizabeth, departing 30th Apr 1816 and arriving 5th Oct 1816 with 156 passengers.
1828 - Elizabeth arrived from Ireland with Female Irish Convicts. Total No Embarked; 194. Drowned on voyage; 1 Died on Board; 1. Total mustered 192 on arrival at Sydney Cove 12 January 1828. 16 Children on Board Walter Cock - Commander Joseph H Hughes - Surgeon Superintendent.
Elizabeth (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 262 |
| 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 Turley and his brother Patrick were convicted in the January 1915 session at Lancaster of larceny and each imprisoned for 3 months. In the Summer Session at Lancaster James Turley (age 19) was convicted of grand larceny and sentenced to 7 years. He was imprisoned on the Prison Hulk: Captivity until transport on the ship Elizabeth arriving in AUS on 11 October 1816. He was then forwarded to Windsor for distribution; he is listed on the muster as "Thurly." On 21 Mar 1818, James Turley, a shoemaker, is among the list of convicts embarked on board the Elizabeth Henrietta for Port Dalrymple in Van Diemen's Land. On 20 January 1819, James Turley married Alice Wafer (transported for life on the ship Maria) in Launceston, Tasmania. They had two children: Mary Ann born about 1820 and Edward William born about 1822. On 5 may 1920, James Turley was sentenced at Port Dalrymple for two years to Newcastle, NSW. On 20 August 1822 James Turley, shoemaker, is permitted to return to Sydney from Newcasted on the ship Snapper; he is listed as James "Thurley." By 1823, he was residing at "Rocks" and recieved an assigned convict. On 28 October 1924, James Turley, shoemaker, of Sydney made deposition that a ticket of leave of James Quin was stolen from his care. In 1825, James Turley is on the convict muster roll. On 1 April 1826, James turley answered a summons to the Police Court in Sydney on a charge of having retailed sprities without a licence; he was convied and fined £25 sterling, and costs. On 11 November 1926, James' wife, Alice, was sentenced in the General Sessions court in Sydney as a "notorious character" and sent to the Female Factory. On 8 Dec 1928, Alice Turley made application to have their son Edward admitted to the Orphans School. In the 1828 census for Bathhurst, Mary Ann Turley is in the care of James & Elizabeth Cheatham residence at Antonys Creek. From these circumstances, it is believed that James Turley likely died between 1826 and 1828, but no documentation has been found to confirm his fate.