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Thomas John Adams was transported on the Anson, departing 23rd Sep 1843 and arriving 4th Feb 1844 with 499 passengers.
The HMS Anson was a large ship, 1870 tons, built at Paull, near Hull, England in 1812. Sailed to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania), Australia from Plymouth, England on 1 Oct 1843, arriving 4 Feb 1844 carrying 499 male convicts, plus a crew of 326 - the greatest number to ever leave England on a transport ship. The 'Anson' was then refitted as a hulk Probation Station for housing female prisoners after they first arrived in Van Diemen's Land. It was situated in the River Derwent, Prince of Wales Bay, Risdon near Hobart. There is much written about it's time as a Probation Station. The 'Anson' ship was broken up in 1850.
Anson (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/13, Page Number 460 |
| Source Description | This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
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Criminal offence - 23yrs 29 Jul 1842 - Manchester, Lancashire, England Lancashire Lent Assizes. Date: Friday, Mar. 31, 1843 Publication: Liverpool Mercury (Liverpool, England) Issue: 1664 Arrest 9 Aug 1842 - Manchester, Lancashire, England Lancashire Lent Assizes. Date: Friday, Mar. 31, 1843 Publication: Liverpool Mercury (Liverpool, England) Issue: 1664 Trial and Sentencing 15 Mar 1843 - Liverpool, Lancashire, England Tried Lancaster Liverpool Assizes. Found guilty of (Highway) Robbery with Violence. He stated "I am innocent but was reported to have knocked the prosecutor down with a stone" Arrival 01 Oct 1843 - Plymouth, Devon, England Aboard ship 'Anson' Destination - 25yrs 4 Feb 1844 - Seven Mile Creek, Tasmania, Australia Assigned to Seven Mile Creek Probation Station for 24 months Employment - 31yrs 29 Jun 1850 - Hobart, Tasmania, Australia employed for two months by Thomas Browne, Elizabeth St Hobart.
FIND A GRAVE Thomas Adams Birth; 1822. Death; 24 Feb 1880 (aged 57–58) Burial; Cornelian Bay Cemetery And Crematorium Hobart, Hobart City, Tasmania, Australia Plot. Pauper, A, Number 306 Memorial ID; 212751831 · View Source Gravesite Details Age: 58, Death date listed is the interment date Family Members Spouse; Grace Anderson Adams. 1829–1920 (m. 1853) Children; Alfred Adams. 1867–1880
1853 - MARRIAGE PERMISSIONS Grace Anderson. Ship/free: Cadet Thomas Adams. Ship/free: Anson Permission date: 4 May 1853 1853 - MARRIAGE. St George's Church Grace Anderson aged 23 tears old, Spinster & John Adams aged 31 years old, Sawyer Date of marriage: 13 Jun 1853 1853 - Birth of Adams, Given Name Not Recorded, 16 August 1853. Informant; Father; Campbell Street, Trade; Sawyer 1860 - Birth of Elizabeth Adams. 6 August 1860 Informant; Father; Lymington, Trade; Sawyer 1862 - Birh of Eliza Jane. 20 September 1862. Informant; Father; Lymington, Trade; Sawyer 1864 - Birth of Alexander Adams. 10 August 1864 Informant; Father; Lymington, Trade; Sawyer 1867 - Birth of Alfred Adams. 18 April 1867 Informant; Mother, Lymington