westbrook

James Westbrook, son of Edward Westbrook and Elizabeth Fitchett was born around 1789 in London, England. He was a butcher in 1812 when he was sentenced to transportation for life in 1812 at the Old Bailey. At this time he lived at Angel and Porter Court, Golden Lane Parish of St Luke, Old Street, London,England. 

He arrived in the colony on 9 October 1813 and appeared on a  list of 45 convicts disembarked from 'Earl Spencer' and forwarded to William Cox, Magistrate at Windsor for distribution on 14 October 1813. 

He appeared on the census of 1814 at Windsor, NSW, and lived between January 1816 and January 1818 at Bathurst, NSW, where he worked on the construction of the road over the Blue Mountains.  He was on a list of prisoners recommended for mitigation of sentence by Wm. Cox on 7 July 1818 at Bathurst, NSW,

He was on the muster of 1822 as a brickmaker at Windsor, NSW but on the 1825 muster was listed in Sydney with his children Louisa, Harriett, Emily, William, Ann and Sarah. 

James is said to have fathered a number of children with Elizabeth Phipps however their paternity is in doubt as Elizabeth also spent a lot of time with her eventual husband, William Magick.

He appeared on the census of 1828 at Richmond, NSW, Australia.  He died on 14 July 1859 at Windsor Hospital, Windsor, from Old age. and was buried on 16 July 1859 at St. Matthew's Church of England, Windsor.