James PARKER, CONVICT "SS AURORA" 1833, Convict "SS Aurora" 1833^[1]

1799 - 1883  (84 years)

• Name	James PARKER, CONVICT "SS AURORA" 1833
  Suffix	Convict "SS Aurora" 1833
  Born	1799	East Dereham, Norfolk, England
  Gender	Male
  Died	4 Oct 1883	Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia
  Buried	5 Oct 1883	Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia
  Person ID	I503140	mytree
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2025

  
  

  Family	Eleanor / Ellen BROWN,   b. Abt 1818, Drung, County Cavan, Ireland ,   d. 23 Jan 1906, Holy Camp Rd, Grenfell, NSW, Australia  (Age 88 years)
  Children	1. Elizabeth PARKER,   b. 1842, Camden, Camden Council, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 1926, Forbes, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 84 years)   2. Mary Anne PARKER,   b. 11 Mar 1844, Yass, NSW, Australia ,   d. 10 Apr 1863, Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 19 years)   3. James PARKER, infant,   b. 16 Sep 1846, Yass, NSW, Australia ,   d. 27 Sep 1851, Camden, NSW, Australia  (Age 5 years)   4. William Clements PARKER,   b. 21 Jan 1849, Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 1922, Forbes, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 72 years)   5. Thomas PARKER,   b. 25 May 1850, Camden, Camden Council, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 17 May 1932, Grenfell, NSW, Australia  (Age 81 years)   6. John Henry PARKER,   b. 1852, Camden, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 4 May 1930, Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 78 years)   7. Edward PARKER, infant,   b. 4 Sep 1854, Camden, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 25 Dec 1855, Camden, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 1 years)   8. James Alexander PARKER,   b. 1857, Campbelltown, Campbelltown City Council, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 12 Sep 1897, Murrumburrah, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 40 years)   9. Esther PARKER,   b. 24 Apr 1860, Yass, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 13 Mar 1925, Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 64 years)
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2025
  Family ID	F500841	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Putting the family tree together with James' first wife Susanna Drew back in England paints a dismal picture of possibly a starving family and five out of six children not surviving infancy. Perhaps knowing of the harsh transportation penalties to the colonies James Parker did what he could to provide for his family. Notations from the Prison Register: James Parker came to Australia in 1833 as a Convict. He was tried on 6 March 1833 at Norfolk Quarter Sessions for stealing wheat, aged 33 years, and sentenced to seven years and transportation to the Colony of New South Wales. He was transported 4 Jul 1833, arriving in Sydney on 3 November 1833 via the SS Aurora. He was discharged about 1846 after serving 13 years as a convict. -------------------- * Reference: [https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-1-223067771-1-500258/james-parker-in-myheritage-family-trees?indId=externalindividual-c2f95853adda25e4ef6e07b2aa25f0a9&mrid=6599440cabcb882ca9f82898d475caf0 MyHeritage Family Trees] - [https://www.geni.com/projects/SmartCopy/18783 SmartCopy]: ''Oct 23 2018, 6:01:51 UTC''

  
  

• Sources

  [S500011] Geni World Family Tree, (MyHeritage), https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40000-32785949/james-parker-convict-ss-aurora-1833-in-geni-world-family-tree (Reliability: 3), 4 Jun 2020. Added via a Record Match