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164372
Surname: Burns
First Name: James
Ship: Exmouth 1831
Date: 17 November 1829
Place: Euryalus Hulk
Source: UK Prison Hulk Registers and Letter Books. Ancestry
Details: Age 11. Tried at Lancaster on 29 August 1829 and sentenced to transportation for life for burglary. James Burns and Thomas Rice aged 13 were both received onto the Euralysis hulk from Lancaster on 17 November 1829. James Burns was transferred to the Exmouth convict ship for transportation to New South Wales on 21st February 1831.


164419
Surname: Burns
First Name: James
Ship: Exmouth 1831
Date: 28 July 1831
Place: Sydney
Source: Convict Indents. State Archives NSW; Series: NRS 12188; Item: [4/4016]; Microfiche: 679
Details: James Burns, age 14. Blockmaker from Liverpool. Tried at Lancaster assizes on 29 August 1829 and sentenced to transportation for life. 4ft 7 3/4in, pale freckled complexion, dark brown hair, Small scar on back of right wrist. Assigned to Carters Barracks on arrival. Note - died at Maitland 28 April 1847


208171
Surname: Burns
First Name: James
Ship: Randolph 1849
Date: 31 March 1860
Place: Maitland gaol
Source: Ancestry.com. New South Wales, Australia, Gaol Description and Entrance Books, 1818-1930
Details: James Burns, labourer from Dublin, admitted to Maitland gaol from Newcastle. To be sent for trial


34278
Surname: Burns
First Name: James
Ship: Sir William Bensley 1817
Date: 1821 27 February
Place: Newcastle
Source: CSI
Details: On list of prisoners transported to Newcastle per Elizabeth Henrietta


34279
Surname: Burns
First Name: James
Ship: Sir William Bensley 1817
Date: 1821 March
Place: Newcastle
Source: CSI
Details: On monthly return of Prisoners punished at Newcastle


168609
Surname: Burns
First Name: James (John)
Ship: Exmouth 1831
Date: 28 April 1847
Place: Maitland
Source: Convict Death Register. Series 12213, SR Reel 690
Details: Ticket of leave holder. Died at Maitland. Buried 28th April 1847


154140
Surname: Burns
First Name: James and Jane
Ship: -
Date: 1851 11 September
Place: Whittingham
Source: Australian Births and Baptisms - Family Search Historical Records
Details: Baptism of Thomas, son of James Burns and Jane McDonald


141091
Surname: Burns
First Name: Jeremiah
Ship: -
Date: 1843 12 April
Place: Merton
Source: SMH
Details: Intestate estate. Died about 16th January 1837; late ticket of leave holder and constable.


141090
Surname: Burns
First Name: Jeremiah
Ship: Castle Forbes 1824
Date: 1837
Place: Merton
Source: GRC
Details: Age 44. Ticket of leave holder


187948
Surname: Burns
First Name: Jeremiah
Ship: Castle Forbes 1824
Date: 1824
Place: -
Source: Convict Indents. State Archives NSW; Series: NRS 12188; Item: [4/4009A]; Microfiche: 653
Details: Reaper and stone quarrier aged 34 from Waterford. Tried Co. Kerry. Sentenced to transportation for life. Sent to Hyde Park Barracks on arrival


13431
Surname: Burns
First Name: John
Ship: -
Date: 1844 2 November
Place: Newcastle
Source: MM
Details: Free by servitude. Committed on charge of stealing coal from William Latham and A.A. Co.


14274
Surname: Burns
First Name: John
Ship: -
Date: 1845 18 January
Place: Newcastle
Source: MM
Details: Indicted for stealing bag of coal from William Latham. Sentenced 12mths Newcastle gaol


24938
Surname: Burns
First Name: John
Ship: -
Date: 1846 17 October
Place: Murrurundi
Source: MM
Details: Subscriber for the Irish Relief Fund


27851
Surname: Burns
First Name: John
Ship: -
Date: 1837
Place: Cassilis
Source: GRD
Details: Ann Bloomfield assigned servant


43376
Surname: Burns
First Name: John
Ship: -
Date: 1848 12 July
Place: Cassilis
Source: MM
Details: Found not guilty of stealing an order belonging to James Earnshaw at Dalkeith, Cassilis


47674
Surname: Burns
First Name: John
Ship: -
Date: 1845 11 January
Place: -
Source: MM
Details: To be tried at Maitland Quarter Sessions on 13 January for larceny


51279
Surname: Burns
First Name: John
Ship: -
Date: 1849 14 February
Place: Maitland
Source: MM
Details: Fined 10/- or 24 hrs in the cells for drunkenness


75049
Surname: Burns
First Name: John
Ship: -
Date: 1850 5 June
Place: Maitland
Source: MM
Details: Cautioned and discharged after pleading guilty to a charge of drunkenness


82436
Surname: Burns
First Name: John
Ship: -
Date: 1851 8 March
Place: Carlyle's Gully
Source: MM
Details: Found guilty of assaulting and putting in fear William Stitt


98386
Surname: Burns
First Name: John
Ship: -
Date: 1853 9 March
Place: Maitland
Source: MM
Details: Employed by tailor Michael Doran. Committed for trial for stealing clothing belonging to Doran