James Griffiths

1808 -

• Name	James Griffiths
  Christening	1808	St Matthews Church of England, Windsor, New South Wales, Australia   [1]
  Birth	21 Feb 1808	Richmond, New South Wales, Australia   [2]
  		Birth Registration - James Griffiths James Griffiths, Index year 1808, Father Jonathan, Mother eleanor (MacDonald), Denomination Church of England, Parish Windsor, St Matthews, Volume Reference V18082521 1A, Registration Year 1808.
  Gender	Male
  Person ID	I6361	Tucker Family Tree | The Descendants of Jonathon Griffiths
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2015

  
  

  Father	Jonathan Griffiths,   b. 04 Mar 1773, Stone, Gloucestershire, England d. Nov 1839, Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Eleanor McDonald,   b. 1770, Dublin, Ireland d. 01 Mar 1831, Richmond, New South Wales, Australia (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	Yes, date unknown
  	Jonathan and Eleanor met at Norfolk Island Penal Colony, but never married.
  Notes	Jonathan Griffiths and Eleanor McDonald met each other at Norfolk Island. Both had been transported to Australian and sentence to 7 years. Jonathan Griffiths arrived on the second fleet in 1790. Eleanor McDonald arrived in Australia one year later. Eleanor is recorded in the earliest documents as "Elinor" and later as "Eleanor". She will be referred to as Eleanor. Eleanor McDonald was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1770. Of her early life or family nothing is known. On 27 October, 1790 Eleanor is recorded as being sentenced at the Quarter Sessions (Court) at the Tholsel, Dublin. The record states:- "found guilty of stealing a metal watch, chain and locket - value six guineas - the property of Thomas Dalton. Sentenced to be transported". A copy of the record is attached. The record is written in "olde English" - where the letter "f" stands for the letter "s". Some of the sentences of other persons that can be made out on the record, make for interesting comparisons. Eleanor left Ireland from the Cove of Cork as a convict aboard the "Queen" ("Queen Anne" in some records) and arrived at Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour) on 26 September, 1791, as part of what has been historically designated as the Third Flee A complete list of prisoners aboard "Queen" from Dublin and other counties is attached. The list shows McDonald, Eleanor Age:- 20 years Date of Trial:- October, 1790 Sentence:- 7 years The Transport "Queen" was the first convict transport that sailed direct from Ireland to New South Wales and comprised 133 men, 22 Women and 1 boy aged 11 years. A Copy of the "Queen" indent (list) of prisoners showing Elinor McDonald, is attached. Eleanor was also sent to Norfolk Island where she arrived on 223 April, 1792. The first recorded association with Jonathon Griffiths as a "family" was there and a record noted in "Norfolk Island - The People and their Families - 1788-1813"ttached. Eleanor served the balance of here sentence at Norfolk Island.
  Family ID	F0037	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] New South Wales Government, NSW BDM, 1808 (Reliability: 2). Taken from Church Records - James Griffiths, index Year 1808, Father Jonathan, Mother Eleanor (MacDonald), Denomination church of England, Parish, Windsor, St Matthews, Volume Reference V18082521 1A, Registration Year 1808 [S152] John Griffiths, 21 Feb 1808 (Reliability: 2). James Griffiths born 21 Feb 1808, Richmond, New south Wales, Australia.