Convict Register Details
Midwest WA Heritage Convict Register Details
Convict Registry ID:2263
| SURNAME | WHARAM |
|---|---|
| GIVEN NAMES | James |
| OTHER NAME | |
| CONVICT NO | 4311 |
| BIRTH/DEATH | 08.01.1826 High Hoyland, Yorkshire – 02.02.1868 WA |
| BRITISH DATA | s/o Robert WHARAM and Ann nee WARD; marr Ann ROBINSON 15.08.1858, High Hoyland; wool dyer, semi-lit, Prot; behaviour in separate confinement - very good, at public works - very good, on voyage - very good Children – Elizabeth WHARAM: b.29.04.1849 Clayton West, marr Ephraim HARGRAVE 08.10.1867; Titus WHARAM: 08.04.1850 Clayton West - 12.02.1923, marr Mary Ann LAWSON 1876 Wortley; Clara WHARAM: b.04.06.1854 Clayton West, marr Ned BEDFORD 14.09.1878; Emily WHARAM: b.1856 Clayton West (Children – took the Wharam name, born after he went to Australia) James Mark WHARAM: b.1860 Clayton West, marr Elizabeth Ann LODGE 1888 Wortley; Henry WHARAM: b.1863 Clayton West |
| PRE CONVICTION | |
| CONVICTION | York 08.12.1855 at Clayton West near Barnsley, manslaughter by repeatedly stabbing (10 times) with a knife, his brother Jeremiah, life (The Newcastle Courant, 07 Dec 1855; The Bristol Mercury, 08 Dec 1855; The Huddersfield Chronicle, 08 Dec 1855, p8) |
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | 5ft 6ins, brown hair, grey eyes, round visage, sallow complexion, middling stout |
| ARRIVAL | Fremantle – Clara 03.07.1857 from Portland Prison |
| CERTIFICATES | TL21.02.1861 Perth, CP10.01.1866 Champion Bay |
| LOCATION/ EMPLOYMENT | 07.06.1858 transferred to Perth with special recommendation from Chief Warden; ¹14.05.1865 Champion Bay letter written to Comptroller General regarding his Conditional Pardon |
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| REFERENCES | SROWA – Convict Register Acc 1156 R19, R21B; Convict Lists, Memorials & Indexes Acc 128/33; ¹Register of Correspondence Acc 1156 C48/5345 |
| STORY | No story has been recorded. Please send us one if you have it. |
| Photograph | Signature or Mark |
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