James Vincent

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Summary

Born
Unknown
Conviction
Sheep-stealing
Departure
Jul 1834
Arrival
Nov 1834
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: James Vincent
Gender: Male
Born: Unknown
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Unknown

Crime

Convicted at: Dorset Assizes
Sentence term: 99 years

Voyage

Departed: 25th Jul 1834
Ship: Hooghley
Arrival: 18th Nov 1834
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

James Vincent was transported on the Hooghley, departing 25th Jul 1834 and arriving 18th Nov 1834 with 261 passengers.

The Hooghley was built in London in 1819. Convicts were transported to New South Wales on the Hooghley in 1825, 1828, 1831 and 1834. 1831 Voyage - Hooghley. Shipping; Intelligence. ARRIVALS. From Cork, on Tuesday last, whence she sailed the 24th June last, the ship, Hooghley,309 tons, Captain Reeves, with- 184 female prisoners. Surgeon superintendent, James Ellis, Esq. this vessel brings out ten free settlers and 20 children, as steerage passengers. Source; The Sydney Herald. Mon 3 Oct 1831. Page 4. Shipping Intelligence.

HooghleyHooghley (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 409 (206)
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 23rd October 2025

Dorset Assizes. Thomas Strange and James Vincent, indicted for having feloniously stolen three lambs, on the ? December last, the property of Philip Pester, Piddletrenthide. Guilty. — ... Transportation for life. ------------------------------------------------------------  The following seventeen convicts, under sentence of  transportation, were removed .on Tuesday from our County Gaol and placed board the hulk, in Portsmouth Harbour, viz. For Life: James Vincent. Thos. Strange, ... Dorset County Chronicle, 29 May 1834.