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Biographies
Please note that the connection of James Brown the convict with my GtGtGrandfather is speculative, not proved. Having said that, the dates fit and my GtGtGrandfather is the only one in the family who went to sea.
James Brown born 24 Jan 1829 Holywell Lane Shoreditch London England.[1]
Baptised Feb 7 1829 at St Leonard Shoreditch.[1]
1841 census: Sidney Street Bethnal Green London.[2]
Tried at Middlesex (Westminster City General Sessions).[3]
Trial date: 8 Feb 1843.
Age at trial: 14 years.
Offence: Stealing a pair of boots.
Sentence: Transportation 7 years.
Prisoner on barque Asiatic at Sheerness England: 28 May 1843 [4]
Arrived Van Diemen's Land: 23 Sep 1843.
Departed Launceston Tasmania: 27 Feb 1850 as a seaman on board brig "William" to Sydney.
Able Seaman on board the barque McDonnell (reg. Liverpool) 21 Jan 1852 to 13 Apr 1853 from East Indies & Cochin to London.[5]
Able Seaman on board the Bella Donna (reg. London) 18 Apr 1853 to 27 Sep 1853 from London to Mediterranean and Liverpool.[5]
Married Susan Lapidge 3 Jun 1855 at St John Bethnal Green [6]
Cook on board the John the Tan (reg. RenCastle?) 22 Apr 1856 to 18 Jan 1857 to Malta.[5]
Able Seaman on board the Harry (reg. Shields?) 24 Jan 1857 to 26 Mar 1857 from Malta to (Gloucester?).[5]
1861 census: Railway Porter, 16 Margaret Street Hackney [2]
1871 census: Railway Servant, 16 Margaret Street Hackney
1881 census: Railway Shunter, 16 Margaret Street Hackney
1891 census: Railway Servant, 16 Margaret Street Hackney
1901 census: Retired Railway Worker, 16 Margaret Street Hackney
Died 1 Jan 1903: Railway shunter age 73 of 16 Margaret Street Hackney [7]
Burial 8 Jan 1903: Manor Park Cemetery East Ham London [8]
Sources:
[1] Parish register (ancestry.co.uk)
[2] Census records (ancestry.co.uk)
[3] Trial records
[4] Convict records
[5] Original certificates in my possession (passed to me by my grandmother)
[6] Marriage certificate
[7] Death certificate
[8] Manor Park Cemetery burial records
Research by me Colin Brown, James Brown is my GtGtGrandfather.
Submitted by Researcher (5905) on 16 September 2026
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There are currently no research notes attached to this convict. Sources
- The National Archives (TNA) : HO 11/13, p.311
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