1. James Mortimer - 301
1.1. Parkhurst register
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HO 24/15 p.4: |
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RECEIVED FROM : |
convict hulk Euryalus, 6 March 1839 |
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AGE : |
14 |
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OFFENCE : |
Obtaining goods by false pretences. |
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CONVICTED AT : |
Central Criminal Court, 17 September 1838 |
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SENTENCE : |
7 years Transportation |
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READ & WRITE ? |
both |
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TRADE ? |
errand boy. |
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DISCHARGE : |
28 April 1842, apprenticed, Western Australia |
1.2. Newgate register
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NEWGATE REGISTER : |
PCOM 2/205 p.233 |
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age |
14 |
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height |
139.7 cms. |
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complexion |
fshp. |
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hair |
bro. |
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eyes |
gr. |
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build |
slender |
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parish |
Lambeth |
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trade |
lab. |
1.3. Guardian's Reports in Western Australia
1.4.
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date of indenture |
length of indenture |
trade |
master’s name |
remarks |
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23 Sept. 1842 |
3 yrs. |
butcher |
E. Pace |
‘will be full age in 3 yrs’. |
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2 |
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The term of the apprenticeship was made short because he will be of age in 3 yrs. well reported of by the employer. Pardon lists him as James Mortimer - he has always told me his name is John. |
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3 |
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very good report. |
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4 |
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an excellent lad. |
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5 |
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an excellent lad. |
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6 |
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‘Admonished for taking some rope yarns under circumstances which afforded a possibility that he thought they were his own’. |
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7 |
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‘Good report. Indentures expired. Re-engaged in same trade by A. Curtis’. |