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I am looking for JAMES FEATHERSTONE

I have found James Featherstone married Sarah Bever in northampton in 1793/4 (IGI).

Other than the birth of his son George in 1799 Werrington, the only record i can find is a convict who was shipped to New South Wales in 1818, convicted in Leicester.

Does anybody know how I can find out what he was convicted for? It may give me a clue as to whether I have the right James. I have no date of birth for him.

There is also a Jas Featherstone shipped out the same time.

Many thanks
Debby

Hi there - one my relatives was transported to Oz in 1833 and I have a transcript of the newspaper report which came from Pastfinders.Net - I didnlt find it, another realtive did and sent me a copy. Crimes were usually petty, stealing a loaf of bread or something trivial. Mine was for writing a threatening letter to his employer - he was transported for 12 years!!! never found out if he survived the journey or what heppened to him

just noticed that bit about Jas Featherstone - presumably you are aware that the abbreviation for James is Jas? so it could be one and the same person

thank you ann. No i didn't know about the Jas abbreviation.

thanks for your help xx

wow lucy thankyou x

thats the kind of clue i was looking for :)

Lucy do you mind me asking please where you found the info

Thanks

I'd like to know that as well!!!!

I came across the info here

http://www.worldgenweb.org/~ausnsw/convicts.htm

lots of other research info too :)

Hi Deborah, I have found this about your james. it seems that both entries are the same person only years apart.

# Family Name First Name Ship Date Location Reference Remarks
41241 Featherstone James Neptune 1818 1825 2 June Newcastle CSI Convict servant of David Maziere. To be victualled from the Store at Newcastle for 6 mths
49169 Featherstone James Neptune 1818 1828 Wallis Plains 1828 Census Aged 50. Ticket of leave holder. Dairyman employed by Mary Hunt

kind regards, Lorraine

Hi again, here is James certificate of freedom number etc,

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FEATHERSTONE James Neptune 1818 31/1177 19 Dec 1831 4/4308 988 TL 30/224

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kind regards, Lorraine

:) many thanks Lorraine, thats given me lots of info.

The original info I had listed that he had been convicted in Leicester, so i'm not sure about the Newcastle connection, unless he was held there?

I'm not 100% that he's my James yet, thats what i'm trying to confirm, but as yet, and with much hunting he is the only James to fit all the facts that I have.

My thanks again for your time

Hi Deb, the Newcastle and Wallis plains mentioned are here in Australia (New South Wales), he was sent out to work for the people mentioned.
regards, Lorraine

There seem to be 2 James Featherstone from Leicester

Australian Convict Transportation Registers – Other Fleets & Ships, 1791-1868 about James Featherstone
Name: James Featherstone
Vessel: Batavia <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Convicted Date: 30 Jul 1817
Voyage Date: Oct 1817
Piece: HO 11/2
Place of Conviction: Leicester
County of Conviction: Leicester
... sentence .. 14 yrs


New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia, Settler and Convict Lists, 1787-1834 about James Featherstone
Name: James Featherstone
Arrival Date: May 1818
Vessel: Neptune <<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Fleet: Second
Piece: HO 10/15
Province: New South Wales
Title: Male A-J
Year(s): 1821
Place of Conviction: Leicester
..Tried Leicester, Aug 1817
.. Sentence,.. 14 yrs

Will investigate further

The James who arrived on the 'Neptune' would be much to young to be your James...

New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849 about James Featherstone
Name: James Featherstone
Arrival Date: 1818
Vessel: Neptune
Fleet: Second
Piece: HO 10/19
Province: New South Wales
Title: General muster A-L
Year(s): 1825
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1796 <<<<<<<<<<<<<

Although, after checking the original record, I do not know where 'they' got his age from to work out his birth year, as these is not an age written on the document

Hi Julie, I am sorry I did not see the earlier arrival of the Batavia.
sorry deborah. I have put you on the wrong track it seems.
lorraine

I have not found 1 other entry for the James who arrived on the Batavia !
I am beginning to wonder if that this transported him from one port within Australia to another and all entries are for the same James.
The entry which I have posted with his birth date is the only mention of his age. BUT.. I can not see where they got this info from.

I have found other entries (for other people) where an age is given but usually I can see where they get the info from. Some times it is an incorrect transcription. Therefore wrong !

Thank you ladies for your help ((((hugs))))

Maybe this new info (thank you micheal)
will help.

James had a son also James born 1794 in paston. So was there 2 James?

James (father) was born 1767 Peakirk Northamptonshire.

I still cannot find any trace of James wife Sarah Bever, she seems to of dissappeared :) Maybe thats a clue to the crime committed lol

I've just found the younger of the James on ancestry.
On the 1871 census it shows his children were born from 1821 in england, hence, he couldn't of been in NSW serving 14 years from 1818.