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James Wooton

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Summary

Born
Jan 1811
Conviction
Felony (unspecified)
Departure
Oct 1851
Arrival
Jan 1852
Death
Jun 1858
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Personal Information

Name: James Wooton
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1811
Death: 22nd Jun 1858
Age at death: 47
Occupation: Labourer - general
Aliases: Wootton, Wootten

Crime

Crime: Felony (unspecified)
Convicted at: Leicester, Leicester Quarter Sessions
Sentence term: 10 years

Voyage

Departed: 30th Oct 1851
Ship: Marion
Arrival: 30th Jan 1852
Place of Arrival: Western Australia

Transportation

James Wooton was transported on the Marion, departing 30th Oct 1851 and arriving 30th Jan 1852 with 281 passengers.

Built 1834 at Calcutta. Wood ship of 684 Tons. The 1847/48 voyage sent to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) BUT also went on to Port Phillip Bay, Victoria where 300 exiles disembarked. (The newspaper source says they were from Millbank, Pentonville & Parkhurst prisons.)

MarionMarion (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/17, Page Number 267 (136)
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

Brian McCormick avatar
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on 8th March 2021

James married Sarah Bosworth 29 Feb 1844. She died in 1845 after giving birth to one son, William Bosworth Wootton.

D Wong avatar
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on 18th September 2014

James was said to be 48 years old on arrival, however on the Sick List below, he was listed as being 44 in 1851. Sick List of the Marion: James Wootton, aged 44, Convict; taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, concussion of the brain, from Millbank Prison, was attempting to go across the fore hatchway for which he fell into the fore hold; put on sick list 1 January 1852, discharged 28 January 1852 cured. James was a widower with 4 children, 5’6” tall, brown hair, grey eyes, fresh complexion, healthy build, scar on left hand and left eye. No report found on how he died. There was also a John Wootton on board the Marion, same place of trial and date and crime, could be his brother.

Allan Green avatar
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on 16th September 2014

Born in Castle Donington UK - Wife was Sarah Bosworth b.1816 d.1851 James died in Fremantle W.A s