James Freeman's details are on
http://www.convictcentral.com/He was transported on the
Norwood and arrived in WA in
June 1862. Date of trial was
1860.FREEMAN James 6291 6years 27 years Trial at Salford in 1860 Larceny
Unfortunately there does not appear to be a marriage on the WA indexes for a James FREEMAN and Ellen BURNS only the following births.
1866 FREEMAN James with father James and mother Ellen BURNS Fremantle Reg 9511
1869 FREEMAN Lilly Elizabeth with father James and mother Helen BURNS Fremantle Reg 11859
1871 FREEMAN William with father James and mother Ellen BURNS Fremantle Reg13557
From
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/AUS-WA-CONVICT/2003-11/1068508311FREEMAN, JAMES:
James Freeman, Convict # 6291, arrived in Western Australia on board the
"Norwood" on 9 June 1862. James was convicted of Larceny at Salford in 1860 and sentenced to transportation for six years. James is described as unmarried and a gunmaker, literate, Protestant at the time of his sentence. He received his Ticket of Leave on 23 February 1863 and his Conditional Pardon on 7 April 1866 at Vasse. James was awarded his Certificate of Freedom on 20 January 1868.
James died on 11 November 1881 at Fremantle.
Death 1881
FREEMAN James 46 years Parents Unknown
Reg 11130
Extracted record on familysearch
James FREEMAN
Baptism 24 Jul 1836 Saint Peter, Liverpool, Lancashire
Father Robert FREEMAN and mother Rebecca
Submitted record
James FREEMAN
24 Jul 1836 Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Marriage Ellen BURNS
4 May 1868 Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
The parents names should be noted on James' marriage certificate. The marriage took place according to the submitted information, two years after the birth of James and Ellen's first child in 1866.
I couldn't see him on the 1851 census. I will have a more thorough search later. Someone else may be able to locate him.
K.