James Punt Borritt

Life archive ID obpdef1-2057-18390708
Born 1814. Place of birth Essex. Gender male. Height 5' 8". Religion Protestant (unspecified). Has tattoo no. First recorded 1839.
Born
1814
Place of birth Essex.
Tried at Old Bailey, London. Accused of theft from a specified place (breaking and entering the shop of michael henry hart, on the 15th of june, at st. paul, shad well, with intent to steal, and stealing therein, 11 jackets, value 8l.; 3 coats, value 3l.; 4 pairs of trowsers, value 3l.; 5 waistcoats, value 1l.; and 2 handkerchiefs, value 6d.; his property.). Found guilty. Sentenced to transportation. Sentence outcome was transported.
Sentenced to fifteen years. Sent to New South Wales.
Arrived in Australia
27th April 1840
Age 26. Religion Protestant (Protestant (unspecified)). Place of birth Essex.
Sent to New South Wales.