James BECKETAge: 50 years1758–1808
- Name
- James BECKET
- Given names
- James
- Surname
- BECKET
 Birth | about 1758 Source: Web Site - Robert Mote - OziGen |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Esther BECKET |
 Occupation | Brickmaker before October 23, 1788 (Age 30 years)Source: Web Site - Robert Mote - OziGen |
 Convicted | Convicted of highway robbery at October 23, 1788 (Age 30 years)Address: Shropshire Assizes Source: Web Site - Robert Mote - OziGen Text: He was sentenced to be transported for life on 23 October 1788 at Shropshire Assizes, Shrewsbury, England. Transported on the "Surprize (1)". Publication: Lesley Uebel, 2001, CD Citation details: Convict Names Text: This source has him being convicted in Salop which is the old name for Shropshire and sentenced to Life. No age is recorded in this source. Note: On 17 June 1788 Becket was arrested and charged with the highway robbery of Joseph Tipton in the parish of Holy Cross and St Giles in the town of Shrewsbury. A hempen bag, a linsey waistcoat, two handkerchiefs (one cotton and one silk) and nine shillings in cash had been stolen. In a statement signed with a mark X, Becket said he had been at Mr Pugh's house in Shrewsbury from 6pm till 8.30pm on the night of the crime and had crossed the road to eat his supper at his mother's. He had gone to the bed which he shared with his sister at about nine and remained there till five the next morning. Tipton, a shoemaker of Westbury, alleged that Becket had knocked him down and robbed him between 10 and 11pm on 10 June. Penelope Sheppard said she had seen both men at Mr George's at Norton (a village just outside Shrewsbury) between 8 and 9pm and that they had left together and walked towards the town [Pugh's and George's were probably pubs]. Becket was found guilty and sentenced to death at the 26 July 1788 Shrewsbury (Shropshire) Assizes. He was reprieved to transportation for life in October and remained in Shrewsbury Gaol until early November 1789 when he was sent with three other convicts to the Thames hulk Stanislaus, age given as 30. On the 20th he was embarked on the Surprize transport.
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| Transported | Departed for Port Jackson from about November 20, 1789 (Age 31 years) Source: Web Site - Robert Mote - OziGen Text: He was a convict aboard The Ship Surprize which sailed from Portsmouth, England, circa December 1789 The Surprize was part of the second fleet to New South Wales and arrived in Sydney on 28 June 1790 with Nicholas Anstis as the Master. |
| Convict | on the Surprize (1) to June 26, 1790 (Age 32 years)Publication: Lesley Uebel, 2001, CD Citation details: The Transports and Convict Names Source: Web Site - Robert Mote - OziGen Text: This source has the Surprize arriving in Sydney on 28 June 1790. |
 Marriage | Ann CALCUT — View this family January 30, 1791 (Age 33 years) Source: Web Site - Robert Mote - OziGen |
| Birth of a son #2 | Samuel BECKET October 2, 1791 (Age 33 years) Source: Web Site - Robert Mote - OziGen |
| Death of a son | Samuel BECKET February 1793 (Age 35 years) Source: Web Site - Robert Mote - OziGen Text: Michael Flynn's "Second Fleet" says that Samuel Becket born in October 1791 died 16 months later. |
| Birth of a son #3 | James BECKETT July 15, 1793 (Age 35 years) Source: Web Site - Robert Mote - OziGen |
| Birth of a son #4 | Samuel BECKETT July 18, 1795 (Age 37 years) Source: Web Site - Robert Mote - OziGen |
| Conditional Pardon | Received or recommended to receive a Conditional Pardon at June 4, 1806 (Age 48 years)Publication: Lesley Uebel, 2001, CD Citation details: Conditional Pardons |
 Death | about 1808 (Age 50 years) Source: Web Site - Robert Mote - OziGen |
| Family with Ann CALCUT |
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Birth: about 1758 — England, United Kingdom Death: about 1808 — New South Wales, Australia |
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Marriage: January 30, 1791 — Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia |
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8 months son |
Samuel BECKET Birth: October 2, 1791 33 — Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia Death: February 1793 — Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia |
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21 months son |
James BECKETT Birth: July 15, 1793 35 — Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: 1876 — Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia |
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2 years son |
Samuel BECKETT Birth: July 18, 1795 37 — Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia Death: October 6, 1827 — New South Wales, Australia |
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Esther BECKET Birth: Death: August 24, 1840 — Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia |
| Birth | Web Site - Robert Mote - OziGen |
| Occupation | Web Site - Robert Mote - OziGen |
| Convicted | Web Site - Robert Mote - OziGen Text: He was sentenced to be transported for life on 23 October 1788 at Shropshire Assizes, Shrewsbury, England. Transported on the "Surprize (1)". |
| Transported | Web Site - Robert Mote - OziGen Text: He was a convict aboard The Ship Surprize which sailed from Portsmouth, England, circa December 1789 The Surprize was part of the second fleet to New South Wales and arrived in Sydney on 28 June 1790 with Nicholas Anstis as the Master. |
| Convict | The Port Jackson Convicts Anthology Publication: Lesley Uebel, 2001, CD Citation details: The Transports and Convict Names |
| Marriage | Web Site - Robert Mote - OziGen |
| Conditional Pardon | The Port Jackson Convicts Anthology Publication: Lesley Uebel, 2001, CD Citation details: Conditional Pardons |
| Death | Web Site - Robert Mote - OziGen |
| Note | Web Site - Robert Mote - OziGen |
| Source | Web Site - Robert Mote - OziGen |