James Freeman (abt. 1767 - 1830)

Born about 1767 in Watford, Hertfordshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Hopley) Edwards — married before 1796 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 28 Jan 1830 at about age 63 in Windsor, NSW, Australia

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Biography

James Freeman was a convict on the First Fleet.

James Freeman was sentenced to seven years transportation for highway robbery. He arrived in Sydney aboard the ship Alexander in 1788 as part of the First Fleet. By 1792 he was living with Mary (Edwards) Freeman, and with her, had two daughters. His occupation in Musters was given as labourer. In the 1828 Muster, he was described as a pauper and was living with Thomas Miles at Richmond.

Birth

What is known is that James was born in Hertfordshire, but the records vary between Watford (his place of conviction), Great Gaddesdon, Hemel Hempsted and Kings Langley, but sometime between 1766 and 1769.

Death

Probably due to transcription errors, his date of death is either 28 January or 28 June 1830 in Windsor, New South Wales.

Burial

James is most likely buried in St Matthew's, Windsor burying ground in an unmarked Pauper's grave.

Sources

Source

Title: People Australia online database

Biography - James Freeman b1768 [1] accessed 2011.

Source

Author: C(raig) J(ames) SMEE

Title: First Fleet Families of Australia : containing genealogical details offour hundred & fifty six first fleeters, their children & grandchildren

Publication: Name: Name: Published:Artarmon, N.S.W. : Woolnough Publishing, 1988.;;

Repository: #R85

Call Number: Dewey Number:929/.394

NOTE - C(raig) J(ames) SMEE, First Fleet Families of Australia : containing genealogical details of four hundred & fifty six first fleeters, their children & grandchildren (Published:Artarmon, N.S.W. : Woolnough Publishing, 1988.), Dewey Number:929/.394, Source Medium: Book

First fleet families of Australia : containing genealogical details of four hundred & fifty six first fleeters, their children & grandchildren / compiled by C.J. Smee.

Repository

Name: National Library of Australia (Record Id: 6001857 (Australian Library Collections))

Source

Website - Fellowship of First Fleeters

Title - James Freeman [2]

Source

Website - The Genealogist

Title - Hang or Be Hanged: The "Finisher of the Law"[3]

*Note* - the excerpt of the marriage register shown on this website for the marriage between James Freeman and Susannah Tophill is *NOT* the James Freeman transported as this marriage occurs before the birth of Convict James Freeman in 1768!!!

Source

Author: Bancroft, Max

Title: Reference to James Freeman

Publication: Name: Name: AUS-CONVICTS-L Archives; Location: Rootsweb; Date: 2008-03-08;;

NOTE - Bancroft, Max, Reference to James Freeman (Rootsweb, AUS-CONVICTS-L Archives, 2008-03-08).