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Homepage > Prisons > County Gaols, City and Major Prisons > Woking Male Invalid Convict Prison Prison > Woking Invalid Convict Prison Inmates 1859-60 > James Baker

James Baker

James Baker Woking Prison
James Baker – Appearance Unknown

Timline

1810 – Estimated year of birth.

1850 – 30th December – Convicted in Usk of stealing provisions – Sentenced to 10 years transportation.

1851 – 6th February – Received at Millbank Prison. Prisoner number 20947 – Recorded as married.

1852 – 25th February – Received on the Warrior Hulk – Prisoner number 5249.

1853 – 30th December – Transported on the “Sea Park” to Australia.

1854 – 5th April – The Sea Park docked in Australia.

Prison hulks at sea
Prison Hulks

1855 – Returned to England.

1855 – 15th October – Convicted in Usk of Housebreaking. Sentenced to 4 years penal service – Held in Monmouth Gaol.

1855 – 17th December – Received at Millbank Prison. Prisoner number 1680 – Recorded as widowed with 3 children.

1856 – 1st August – Received at Portland Prison.

1859 – 3rd May – Received at Woking Convict Invalid Prison. Prisoner Number 19.

1859 – 14th October – Released from Woking Convict Invalid Prison.

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