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67969
Surname: Brown
First Name: James
Ship: Cambridge 1827
Date: 20 November 1838
Place: Maitland
Source: Ticket of Leave Butts
Details: James Brown, tried Co. Down 7 April 1827. Sentenced to transportation for life. Granted Ticket of Leave for Maitland. Note - Ticket cancelled 6 November 1841 on letter from Maitland, and Brown to be placed in the Probation gang having been convicted of drunkenness. Restored 8 August 1842


71872
Surname: Brown
First Name: James
Ship: Cambridge 1827
Date: 1832 19 July
Place: Maitland
Source: Application to marry
Details: Ticket of leave holder. Application to marry Margaret Colclough


99529
Surname: Brown
First Name: James
Ship: Cambridge 1827
Date: 1841 23 November
Place: Maitland Bench
Source: SG
Details: Ticket of leave cancelled for drunkenness


101111
Surname: Brown
First Name: James
Ship: Cambridge 1827
Date: 1842 12 August
Place: Maitland
Source: GG
Details: Granted Ticket of Leave


169110
Surname: Brown
First Name: James
Ship: Cambridge 1827
Date: 22 December 1841
Place: Newcastle gaol
Source: State Archives NSW. Gaol Entrance Books, 1818-1930; Item: 2/2020; Roll: 757. (Ancestry)
Details: Admitted to Newcastle gaol from Maitland for drunkenness. Sent to Hyde Park Barracks. Ticket of leave cancelled


177760
Surname: Brown
First Name: James
Ship: Cambridge 1827
Date: 1827
Place: -
Source: Convict Indent State Archives NSW; Series: NRS 12188; Item: [4/4012]; Microfiche: 666
Details: Age 22. Tobacco spinner from Belfast. Tried Co. Down 7 April 1827 and sentenced to transportation for life for house robbery


183403
Surname: Brown
First Name: James
Ship: Cambridge 1827
Date: 10 September 1838
Place: Muswellbrook
Source: Title: Muswellbrook Court of Petty Sessions, Bench Books, 1838-1843. Ancestry.com
Details: James Brown per Cambridge, assigned to Mr. McDougall and Timothy McGrath per Waterloo 1829 assigned to Mr. McDougall charged with felony. Witnesses William Rule; Michael Brennan, assigned servant to Mr. Allman; John Morgan, assigned servant to Mr. Dougall. Prisoners committed for trial. Magistrate Edward Denny Day


188521
Surname: Brown
First Name: James
Ship: Cambridge 1827
Date: 25 August 1832
Place: Maitland
Source: Maitland Marriage Register p. 52
Details: Marriage of James Brown aged 24 of Pattersons Plains to Margaret Colclough aged 20 from Maitland. Witness Mary Walker and Michael Maxwell of Pattersons Plains


63591
Surname: Brown
First Name: James
Ship: Canada
Date: 1827 13 March
Place: Segenhoe
Source: The Australian
Details: Free by servitude. Fencer employed by P. McIntyre. Absconded


31629
Surname: Brown
First Name: James
Ship: Canada 1814
Date: 1828
Place: Port Stephens
Source: 1828 Census
Details: Constable. Australian Agricultural company


117708
Surname: Brown
First Name: James
Ship: Captain Cook
Date: 1839 8 May
Place: Maitland
Source: GG 1839
Details: Absconded from Benjamin Cox 14 April


94114
Surname: Brown
First Name: James
Ship: Captain Cook 1832
Date: 1834 23 July
Place: Newcastle
Source: GG 1834
Details: Spadesman from Louth aged 38; 5'3 1/2; ruddy compl., dark brown hair, grey to blue eyes; mole on upper right arm near elbow; lost a front tooth on left side of upper jaw. Absconded from Captain Pike 13th July


121928
Surname: Brown
First Name: James
Ship: Captain Cook 1832
Date: 1842 29 June
Place: Dungog
Source: GG
Details: Spadesman aged 46 from Louth. Absconded from Benjamin Cox 15th June


188868
Surname: Brown
First Name: James
Ship: Captain Cook 1832
Date: 1834
Place: -
Source: Newcastle Gaol Description Book. State Archives NSW; Roll: 137
Details: James Brown admitted to Newcastle Gaol. Born 1796. 5ft fin. Stout, Fresh complexion, black hair, grey eyes. Assigned to Captain John Pike at Pickering. Crime - desertion, 2nd time


195794
Surname: Brown
First Name: James
Ship: Captain Cook 1832
Date: 6 April 1832
Place: Sydney
Source: Convict Indents. State Archives NSW; Series: NRS 12188; Item: [4/4017]; Microfiche: 682
Details: James Brown age 36. Spadesman and labourer from Louth. Tried at Armagh 22 July 1831. Sentenced to transportation for life for horse stealing.


185367
Surname: Brown
First Name: James
Ship: Caroline (came free)
Date: 4 May 1841
Place: Newcastle gaol
Source: Newcastle Gaol Entrance Book - State Archives NSW; Roll: 757
Details: Sent to Newcastle gaol by Magistrate J.H. Crummer. Sentenced to 48 hours in the cells for drunkenness


67472
Surname: Brown
First Name: James
Ship: Charles Kerr 1837
Date: 1838 19 September
Place: Raymond Terrace
Source: GG
Details: Watchmaker aged 20. Tried London. Absconded from service of William Woods since Sept. 3


23592
Surname: Brown
First Name: James
Ship: Claudine 1829
Date: 1834 15 March
Place: Patrick Plains
Source: SG
Details: Obtained Ticket of Leave


66782
Surname: Brown
First Name: James
Ship: Claudine 1829
Date: 1838 25 April
Place: Maitland
Source: GG
Details: Granted Ticket of leave


100991
Surname: Brown
First Name: James
Ship: Claudine 1829
Date: 1835 25 July
Place: -
Source: SG
Details: Ticket of leave cancelled for gross prevarication at a Coroner's Inquest