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Transportation
James Whitaker was transported on the Royal George, departing 22nd Aug 1828 and arriving 24th Dec 1828 with 160 passengers.
1828 - Ship; Royal George from England. Total No of Embarked; 160 Male English Convicts. 158 Mustered & 2 Died on voyage.
Royal George (generic)References
| Primary Source | Supreme Court of South Australia Ecclesiatical Jurisdiction Records 1860-1875. "The Whittaker Saga" Compiler Mary Beard, Lutheran Publishing House 1981. "The Whittaker Saga Continues", Compiler John Whittaker,Adelaide Proformat May 1997. |
| 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
22.3.1828, Thetford Assizes, James Whitaker convicted of larceny. Stole 8/- from the pocket of Robert Southwell, labourer of Downham Market. James' father James Whittaker was a soldier who married Nancy McCloskey at Knowhead Presbyterian Church, marriage solemnised by the Rev. Dr. Richard Dill in about 1798. James father was killed on overseas service in the British Army when James was a baby, about 1801. His mother Nancy married again, in Knowhead Presbyterian Church, a schoolteacher called James Watson, who later became Clerk of the Fahan Presbyterian Congregation. James Whit(t)aker received a conditional pardon and then became a ticket of leave man. He then went on to become a major property builder and owner in Kapunda South Australia. He died a bachelor, intestate in the wreck of the Admella at Carpenter's Rocks SA, sparking a 17 year court battle by relatives to gain his 20,000 Pound fortune and income of 500 Pounds a year from property and farms.