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INGLES, George

HMS Torch

28 Feb 1854 P443

marine, 33yrs, 5’11”, dark brown hair, hazel eyes, born Cranbrook, Kent.

INSKIP, William

HMS Falcon

1.5.1867 p141

private, native of Drayton, England, born November, 1843, 5' 6", dark brown hair, hazel eyes.

IRELAND, Robert

HMS Herald

Dec 1839

AB, 24yrs, 5’7 1/2”, fresh complexion, light brown hair, blue eyes, pitted with small pox, chews tobacco, volunteered from the ship Fergusson in July last; born and resides in Dumfries.

IRISH, Joseph

HMS Barossa

Victoria P.G, 14.12.1869

a Londoner, aged 20, 5’ 2”, brown hair, hazel eyes.

IRVING, George S.

HMS Barossa

Victoria P.G, 14.12.1869

a Liverpool man, aged 17, 5’ 5”, dark hair, hazel eyes.

IRWIN, Patrick

HMS Liffey

Victoria P.G, 14.12.1869

a Yorkshire man, aged 25, 5’ 7”, brown hair, grey eyes.

JACKSON, Arthur

HMS Scylla

29.12.1869 p405

private, Royal Marines, born at Epping, Essex, on the 25th June, 1845, light brown hair, grey eyes, formerly of the R.M.L.I, 77th Company. 5’ 7”. £1 reward.

JACKSON, Charles

HMS Liverpool

Victoria P.G, 14.12.1869

A Cheshire man, aged 17, 5’ 6”, light brown hair, grey eyes, fair complexion.

JACKSON, Henry B.

HMS Fly

June 1850

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JACOB, Joseph

HMS Miranda

5.3.1862 P536

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JAMES, George

HMS Barossa

Victoria P.G, 14.12.1869

A Wiltshire man, aged 19, 5’ 6”, light hair, light hazel eyes.

JAMES, John

HMS Iris

14 Nov 1859 P2496

AB, 22yrs, 5’5 1/2”, brown hair, blue eyes; of London; former ship Waterloo

JAMES, John

HMS Eclipse

23.9.1863 p285

Gunner RMA, 24yrs, 5' 9", brown hair, grey eyes; a native of England. A reward of £3.

JAMES, John

HMS Iris

9 Apr 1860 P724

AB, 5’5 1/2”, brown hair, blue eyes, born London 27 Nov 1837.

JAMES, Thomas

HMS Herald

26 Aug 1858 P1392

44yrs, 5’8 1/2”, fresh complexion, brown hair, hazel eyes, marked M on left arm. Entered at Sydney on 21 Aug 1858 and deserted on 23rd Aug 1858..

JAMES, William F.

HMS Liverpool

Victoria P.G, 14.12.1869

a Devonshire man, aged 20, 5’ 8½”, dark brown hair, hazel eyes, dark complexion.

JARMAN, James

HMS Blanche

19.8.1868 p242

OS, born at Chatham, Kent, 21st April, 1848, 5’ 4”, brown hair, grey eyes; former ships, “Impregnable”, Galatea, and “Dauntless”.

JARMAN, James

HMS Blanche

8.6.1870 p153

Deserted at Cockatoo Island, 28th May, 1870, Stoker, aged 22, 5’ 5”, brown hair, grey eyes; native of Chatham, Kent. Former ships “Impregnable”, Galatea, and “Dauntless”. £3 reward.

JARRETT, Thomas M.

HMS Salamander

26.7.1865 p269

private RMLI, 5' 9½", brown hair, hazel eyes, brown complexion, marked with “D”; born at Cheltenham, Gloucester, 15th May, 1827. £1 reward for each on apprehension.

JASINSKI, Charles

HMS Herald

5 July 1860

OS, 22yrs, 5’7”, dark brown, hair, grey eyes; of Guernsey, no marks.

JELLY, William

HMS Iris

9 Apr 1860 P724

OS, 5’2”, brown hair, blue eyes, born Douglass, Isle of Man, Aug 1841.

JENESBER, Henry

HMS Fantome

17 Oct 1853 P1831

RM, 3rd class, 5’10”, dark brown hair and eyes.

JEWELL, William (Richard)

HMS Pandora

20 Aug 1852 P1267

Captain forecastle, 34yrs, 5’5 1/2”, dark brown hair, blue eyes.

JOHNS, James

HMS Herald

27 Jan 1859 P201

Leading seaman, 29yrs, 5’6”, black hair and eyes, scar on nose; of Plymouth.

JOHNS, Robert

HMS Cordelia

8 Apr 1859 P795

Private RM, 23yrs, 5’ 7”, dark brown hair, hazel eyes; of Merton, Devon.

JOHNSON, Charles

STYX, French man of war

29 June 1857 P1344

28yrs, 5’4”, fair, light hair, speaks good English.

JOHNSON, Phillip

HMS Calliope

28 Jan 1853 P172

AB, 5’7”, sallow, brown hair, grey eyes; man, woman, crucifix on left arm; mermaid, tree right arm (re advt. 13.12.1853).

JOHNSON, Robert

HMS Iris

24 Nov 1859 P2586

AB, 23yrs, 5’6”, light hair, blue eyes, of North Shields; 1st entry.

JOHNSON, Robert B. D.

HMS Brisk

11.12.1867 p357

on the 4th December, 1867. AB, 5' 7½", light hair, dark eyes, and sallow complexion; wreath of flowers on right hand and wrist; born at St. George' s in East London, 1st August, 1845. £3 reward.

JOINER, Abner

HMS Galatea

South Australia P.G, 22 Nov 1867:

Deserted at Port Adelaide SA, OS, 20yrs, 5' 5", sandy hair, blue eyes; a native of Arbroath, Scotland.

JONES, David

HMS Barossa

Victoria P.G, 14.12.1869

a Londoner, aged 25, 5’ 4”, brown hair, blue eyes.

JONES, Edwin

HMS Galatea

South Australia P.G, 22 Nov 1867:

Deserted at Port Adelaide SA, AB, 22yrs, 5' 8", brown hair, grey eyes; a native of Ledbury, Hereford.

JONES, Isaac

HMS Phoebe

15.12.1869 p392

a Cornishman, aged 23, 5’, brown hair, blue eyes.

JONES, James

HMS Phoebe

15.12.1869 p392

a Welshman, aged 21, 5’ 5”, light hair and eyes.

JONES, Thomas

HMS Pandora

20 Aug 1852 P1267

AB, 28yrs, 5’5”, dark brown hair, grey eyes.

JONES, Thomas

HMS Scylla

Victoria P.G, 14.12.1869

a Londoner, aged 33, 5’ 8”, light hair, blue eyes, formerly served in the “Achilles”.

JONES, Walter

HMS Cordelia

10 Oct 1859 P2225

BC, 20yrs, 5’6”, light hair, hazel eyes; deserted twice before in Sydney, born Hopworthy, Shropshire.

JONES, William

HMS Salamander

15.3.1865 p96

on the 4th March, 1865, OS, born 25th August, 1846, 5' 5", dark brown hair, hazel eyes, fair complexion.

JONES, William

HMS Barossa

Victoria P.G, 14.12.1869

a Hertfordshire man, aged 24, 5’ 7”, brown hair, hazel eyes.

JOYCE, Henry

Escaped prisoner

8 Aug 1812

absconded from Newcastle NSW

JOYCE, William

HMS Esk

12.7.1865 p256

gunner, RMA, 5' 9", dark brown hair, blue eyes, scar on chin; born at Westport, Mayo, Ireland, 15th March, 1837; former ship, “Princess Charlotte".