Swing Rioters Beneath the Southern Cross

Agricultural labourers transported to Australia after the 1830s rural riots

Pre-transportation History

227: HOUSE, James
Born: about 1807Died: 1850
Family Relationships:
Group:Wessex (Berks, Dorset, Hunts, Wilts)
Where tried : Wiltshire CountyNative Place: Heytesbury, Wiltshire
Occupation: Farm labourer
Crime: Machine breaking/ demolishingSentence: 7 years
Prior Offences: 4-Poaching*Hulk: 1274
Order of Loading: 112Transport: Eliza, to Van Diemens Land

Post-transportation History

*Police Number: H1211
Times charged: 0Times punished: 0
Granted Ticket of Leave: 23 Jul 1835Date of Pardon: 05 Feb 1836
Type of Pardon: Free, absolute pardon
Post-sentence History: Van Diemens Land resident
Marriages: England, 1830 Van Diemens Land, 1843
Place of Death: Tasmania
More Information: See also Chapter 5

Notes:

*Hulk Numbers
Four figure numbers refer to the York Hulk, others, the Leviathan.  No number means either unknown or not held in a hulk
*Police Number
This is shown when known.  In Van Diemens Land the initial letter was the first letter of the convicts surname.

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