Family Treeof Trudy Mae COWLEY
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This page last updated: 15 Jan 2007 Abodes Aliases Baptism Birth Burial Children Death Description Doing the Time Education Freedom Marriage Occupations Property Provision Siblings Transportation Trials
DeathJames died on 27 November 1855 at Launceston aged 84 years of natural decay. James' death was registered the same day by Edward HUDSON, undertaker of Launceston. DescriptionIn his convict records, James was described as being 5' 6" tall with dark brown hair and blue eyes, and aged 38 years. Doing the TimeIt is not known to whom James was assigned when he arrived in Van Diemen's Land, but it is likely to have been someone in the Launceston or George Town districts as this is where he spent the rest of his life. On
29 December 1821 James was charged by J COP & A BARCLAY with slaughtering
bullocks without reporting them to the District Constable.
He forfeited his Ticket of Leave. In
addition he was charged by J ARCHER and J COP with stealing three pigs the
property of A BARCLAY Esquire. On 11 June 1825 James was charged with willful and corrupt perjury in the case of John SMITH. He was committed for trial before the Court of Quarter Sessions (CON 78/2). A
year or so later, on 12 August 1826, James was charged with assaulting his wife.
The charge was dismissed, however, from this time Elizabeth went to live
with/near her eldest daughter Maria Lee
JESSOP at Moorlands and James went to live with his youngest
daughter, Sophia and her husband John BRAIN.
Two
months later, on 10 October 1826, James was charged with
feloniously receiving goods
knowing them to have been stolen from on board a vessel called the Nelson
then in the River Tamar
– a pair of canvas trousers
value 1/- and a red woollen shirt
value 1/-, the property of
Mr PURDONE, and one pair of Nankeen trousers value 2/-, one striped cotton shirt
value 2/-, and one white cotton shirt value 1/- the property of Peter
STEWART. He was committed for
trial
and
tried at the Supreme Court in January 1827 and found not guilty. In 1828, James must have been working as a charcoal burner as he was charged on 7 August 1828 with neglect of duty in not burning the usual quantity of charcoal. He was ordered to burn 60 bushels of charcoal extra during the next month. Whilst without his Ticket of Leave, on 30 January 1829, James was issued with a one day pass to travel to the district of Patterson’s Plains when assigned to the Crown. James had no offences against him again until 1836 when on 7 May, holding a Ticket of Leave, he was admonished for being absent from Muster on the first Sunday of the month. Then on 18 August 1836 he was admonished for being drunk. A month later, on 14 September 1836 he was charged with assaulting Dennis Anthony(?), but this was discharged. Around this time, on 1 September 1836, James received his Conditional Pardon. This did not mean that James stayed out of trouble! On 6 May 1840, having received is certificate of freedom, James was charged with a breach of the Police Act and fined 5 shillings plus costs of 10 shillings (CON 78/2). Also, a Police Report for 18 April 1843 was printed in The Examiner on 19 April 1843 - it stated that James JESSOP was fined £2 and costs for leaving his cart and bullocks in a public street, and their not being under the care or control or any person. One wonders if, perhaps, James might have dropped into the local for a refreshment! FreedomOn 29 December 1821 James was charged by J COP & A BARCLAY with slaughtering bullocks without reporting them to the District Constable. He forfeited his Ticket of Leave. He had regained his Ticket of Leave in July 1831 as he was listed as having a Ticket of Leave and being issued with a pass to travel to Norfolk Plains to Mr P HAIN on 9 August 1831, to be returned on 23 September and returned on 24 September (CON 83/1). Government Notice No.136 from the Colonial Secretary's Office, dated 28 July 1831, published in the Hobart Town Gazette on 30 July and 6 August 1831 states: Tickets of Leave have been
granted to the undermentioned between the 20th and 27th instant. For some reason, James reapplied for his Ticket of Leave on 16 March 1832. This application was received by the Police on 19 March 1832 and forwarded to the Secretary for the Lieutenant Governor’s approval on 16 June 1832. No decision is recorded on the convict record (CON 45/1), though it is likely it was approved as a reissuing of a lost/stolen Ticket of Leave. On 1 September 1836, James received his Conditional Pardon (CON 31/23 p.70). MarriageJames JESSOP married Elizabeth Riley LEE on 20 January 1819 at Launceston. They were married at St John's Church of England, Launceston by John YOUL, chaplain (RGD 36/1 1819 No.350). James was a bachelor of Launceston and Elizabeth was a spinster of Launceston. Both made their marks x for signature on the marriage record. Witnesses to the marriage were Matthew MORTON(?) and Thomas MACQUEEN. James and Elizabeth were probably living together prior to their marriage because their first child, Maria, was born on 15 November 1818 and several marriages occurred on the same day. It is possible that James was married prior to his transportation at 38 years of age, making Elizabeth his second wife. Yet, James was listed as a bachelor when he married Elizabeth, so if he was married prior to transportation he lied about his marital status in order to marry Elizabeth - a common practice with convicts. OccupationsIn
1828, James must have been working as a charcoal burner as he was charged on 7
August 1828 with neglect of duty in not burning the usual quantity of charcoal.
He was ordered to burn 60 bushels of charcoal extra during the next
month. By 30 July 1831 James had regained his Ticket of Leave as he is listed as a Ticket of Leave holder employed by John MOORE (not John MAWER) and living at the North Esk, and holding a pass for travel. James was listed as having a Ticket of Leave and being issued with a pass on 3 August 1831 to travel to Muddy Plains whilst assigned to Josiah DARBY. This pass was to be returned by 23 August, but was in fact returned on 9 August 1831 and James was issued with another pass to travel to Norfolk Plains, this time in the service of Mr P HAIN. This pass was returned on 24 September 1831, one day after it was due. (CON 81/1, CON 83/1) PropertyA year or so after his marriage, on 19 February 1820, James was allocated one crown prisoner as an assigned Government servant at George Town (HRA Series III Vol.III, p.722). At a Commission of Inquiry on 27 April 1820, P ROSE testified that he sold a colt to James JESSOP for £40 at auction (HRA Series III Vol.III, p.373). TransportationJames
was transported on the first convict transport to ‘unload its cargo’ in Van
Diemen’s Land. The records kept
for this voyage were minimal. James arrived in Hobart, VDL per Indefatigable on 19 October 1812, having sailed from England on 6 April 1812. The Indefatigable arrived just as the colony in Hobart was getting established and another convict transport did not arrive until 1818. TrialsJames was tried at the summer assizes at Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk on 8 August 1811 and convicted of burglariously entering the dwelling of Mr Stephen OXBORROW of Bredfield. He was sentenced to be hanged, but this sentence was later reprieved and he was transported for life (CON 31/23 p.70). It is likely that James had been convicted previously of offences in England, though these are not noted on his convict records. At the third session of the Supreme Court sitting in Launceston on 31 January 1827, James was charged with receiving stolen property (SC 41/2, SC 32/1). At the same time, Richard Marsh was charged with simple grand larceny. Both James and Richard were found not guilty. James and Richard were arrested on 10 October 1826 and kept in gaol until the trial nearly three months later. An article in the Hobart Town Gazette on Saturday, 10 February 1827, summarised the trials held in the Criminal Court in Launceston on Wednesday, 31 January 1827, including that of Richard and James. Richard Marsh was then put upon his trial, charged with stealing two pair of trowsers, of the value of £2, one handkerchief, value 1s and one shirt, value 2s, the property of Peter Stewart, in September last, and James Jessop was charged with receiving the same, well knowing them to have been stolen. Verdict - Not Guilty. |
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