James Davis
| Date of birth |
Place of conviction |
Date of conviction |
Sentence |
Transport ship |
| |
London |
8 December 1784 |
7 years |
Scarborough |
Davis was convicted at the Old Bailey of stealing from William Farrington on 28 October 1784 one man's cloth great coat (5s), one petticoat (10s), one gown (4s), one handkerchief (3s), one silk handkerchief (2s), two other handkerchiefs (2s), one pair of sheets (7s), two shirts (4s), two shifts (4s), one apron (2s), two aprons (1s 6d), two yards of white thread lace (4s) and one yard and a half of linen cloth (12d).
Davis married Mary Burkitt in February 1788 and both were sent to Norfolk Island in October.