Person Sheet
Person Sheet
MemoAlso Chelmsford, Essex, England is mentioned as birth place by Irene Ferguson
Conviction5 Mar 1798, Lent Assizes, Chelmsford, Essex, England941 Age: 14
Memostealing a ten pound note, half a crown, three separate shillings and a sixpence from Samuel Miller on 26 Nov 'with force and arms. Seven Years
Internment10 Nov 1801, Prison Hulk, Portsmouth, England1551 Age: 17
MemoThe Master was John Davidson.
Cert of Freedom9 Jun 1810, C of F No. 41/215, Sydney, NSW, Australia Age: 26
MemoReceived a grant of 80 acres at Castle Hill
Census28 Nov 1828, Baulkham Hills, NSW, Australia230 Age: 44
MemoConstable
MemoSection 2, Row 1, No 9
OccupationConstable989
FatherSamuel James , M (<1748-)
MotherElizabeth Clayton , F (1742-)
Misc. Notes
Samuel pleaded guilty to the charge of stealing goods and was originally sentenced to death but this was later commuted to transportation for seven years.
The convict ship "Perseus" left Spithead on 12th February 1802, it took 173 days to arrive and went via Rio and the Cape. The vessel was 362 tons. The Master was John Davison, and the Surgeon was W S Fielding. The ship landed 112 convicts at Sydney Cove on 4th August 1802. The vessel was owned by Reeve & Green, and the contractors provided a guard of 16 men, these guards were paid 75 English Pounds each for the journey, and were considered part of the crew, so were commanded by the Captain and not under a Military Officer. Ten Pounds was paid for each convict that embarked and five pounds for each convict landed .
Birth abt 1787 according to UK, Prison Hulk Registers and Letter Books, 1802-1849
The convict ship "Perseus" left Spithead on 12th February 1802, it took 173 days to arrive and went via Rio and the Cape. The vessel was 362 tons. The Master was John Davison, and the Surgeon was W S Fielding. The ship landed 112 convicts at Sydney Cove on 4th August 1802. The vessel was owned by Reeve & Green, and the contractors provided a guard of 16 men, these guards were paid 75 English Pounds each for the journey, and were considered part of the crew, so were commanded by the Captain and not under a Military Officer. Ten Pounds was paid for each convict that embarked and five pounds for each convict landed .
Birth abt 1787 according to UK, Prison Hulk Registers and Letter Books, 1802-1849
Spouses
Birth12 Nov 1789, London, England991
Christen12 Nov 1789, St James, Piccadilly (Westminster), London, England944 Age: <1
Census28 Nov 1828, Baulkham Hills, NSW, Australia Age: 39
MemoPortion 2 Row J No. 12
ReligionC of E991
FatherJames Thomas John Bean , M (<1753-1839)
MotherElizabeth (Betty) Taylor , F (1754-1818)
Misc. Notes
ChildrenWilliam , M (1808-1878)
Elizabeth , F (1810-1885)
Ann , F (1812-1850)
Rosetta , F (1814-1889)
John Robert , M (1816-1897)
Samuel , M (1818-1839)
James , M (1820-1905)
Lucy Jane , F (1822-1901)
Sarah , F (1824-1909)
Jane , F (1826-1912)
Mary Ann (Died as Child), F (1829-1841)
Esther , F (1833-1923)