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Name	James Thomas Morisset
Born	1780 London, Middlesex, England
Died	17 August, 1852 (aged ~ 72) Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
Cultural Heritage	English Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Occupation or Descriptor *	defence forces personnel (British) (1817-1834) New South Wales, Australia commandant/supervisor of convicts (1818-1825) New South Wales, Australia commandant/supervisor of settlers (1818-1825) New South Wales, Australia magistrate (1818-1852) New South Wales, Australia police chief (1827-1829) New South Wales, Australia commandant/supervisor of convicts (1829-1834) New South Wales, Australia commandant/supervisor of settlers (1829-1834) New South Wales, Australia farmer (1835-1842) New South Wales, Australia
Workplaces *	Police Force (NSW) (police chief, 1827-1829)

* Dates are approximate