Hi Lesley, I have some info about James and family. He was b. London 6/8/1791 father John m Sarah. He was married to Sarah Ann Burney & had 2 sons. Arrived on Surrey 1831.His wife and 2 children arrived on Sir thomas Munro 1832/3 James pardoned in 1839. As this was all in hard to read notes by unknown person/ sources, (of which I have a poor photocopy ) I want to verify this and find out more . Thankyou for your help Lorraine

Hi Lorraine The Indent for the "Surrey" 1831 states that James Bruce was 40 years of age when he arrived (that agrees with your year of birth). James was a Protestant and could read and write. He was a married man with 2 children. His native place was stated to be Arbroath (this is about 17 miles to the North East of Dundee). He gave his occupations as Seaman, Mill Wright and Labourer. He was tried at Winchester on the 28 February 1831 and received a Life sentence for robbing a pantry. It was his first conviction. On the 24th February 1847 James was recommended for a Conditional Pardon and he received it on the 1 March 1848 - No. 48/640. He was issued with a Ticket of Leave in 1840 No. 40/1690. On arrival he has been assigned to a Mr J. F. Hawkins of Bathurst and then had been assigned to Mr. A. K. McKenzie of Bathurst (according to the General Return of Convicts in NSW - 1837) A Mrs Sarah Bruce and 2 children arrived from Hobart on the Sir Thomas Munro (see Archives Office of Tasmania web site) - this ship left Hobart on the 11 February 1833. According to the Convictions web site the following people departed on the Sir Thomas Munro Sarah, James, Henry & John for Sydney in 1833. I am a little confused here as I do not know the names of the 2 children of James and Sarah. These people do not appear to have arrived IN Hobart on the Sir Thomas Munro so may have arrived on another ship. Regards Lesley Uebel mailto:ckennedy@bigpond.net.au CLAIM A CONVICT http://users.bigpond.net.au/convicts/index.html -----Original Message----- From: aus-convicts-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:aus-convicts-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of Paul,Lorraine,Des Heuston Sent: Monday, July 28, 2008 11:31 PM To: aus-convicts@rootsweb.com Subject: [AUS-CON] james bruce Hi Lesley, I have some info about James and family. He was b. London 6/8/1791 father John m Sarah. He was married to Sarah Ann Burney & had 2 sons. Arrived on Surrey 1831.His wife and 2 children arrived on Sir thomas Munro 1832/3 James pardoned in 1839. As this was all in hard to read notes by unknown person/ sources, (of which I have a poor photocopy ) I want to verify this and find out more . Thankyou for your help Lorraine