James Harrison (born C. 1780) was tried in County Kildare on the 8th of September, 1821 for stealing copper and was given a seven year sentence, with transportation to Australia. He arrived on the 'Earl St. Vincent' on the 9th of September, 1823 from Cork, Ireland. James was granted a ticket of leave on the 18th of August, 1828 (Ticket # 28/274) and was allowed to remain in the District of Illawarra on recommendation of Illawarra Bench - 16/2/1828. He worked for Messrs. Bury and Wolstonecroft. Certificate of Freedom No. 28/806 was granted on the 11th of September, 1828. James married Catherine Howe on the 13th of September, 1829. They had a daughter in 1836 in Colo, NSW and named her Jane.