Hi
I am trying to find information on a James Juba born in Leicester, England in 1823. He was convicted of Larceny in 1844 in Leicester (some of the records read Lancaster) and was given 10 years deportation to van Deimans Land. Its possible that he gave his age as 17 to get a lighter sentence. Family lore say that he did not think his family did enough to help him.
He arrived at Hobart and served his sentence in various places in Tasmania. The records tell me that he was granted his certificate of Freedom on 13th January 1854. This is where my research comes to an end. What normally happened to convicts when they were released. Are there any electoral or census records for about that time or even any Marriages or Births.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Kath