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Crime
Transportation
Thomas Alford was transported on the Arab, departing 3rd Jul 1822 and arriving 6th Nov 1822 with 156 passengers.
Arab had another voyage as a convict ship - after discharging 228 prisoners in Hobart, Arab departed on 26 July 1834 with 11 prisoners for Sydney; arrived there on 15 August 1834. Source: The Sydney Herald, Monday 18 August 1834 p 2 Two of the prisoners were William COMSTIVE, and Thomas HORTON - both having arrived in VDL per "Lady Ridley" 1821; and both having been sentenced to secondary transportation.
Arab (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/4, Page Number 185 (93) |
| 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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Convict Notes
Hulk Report, National Archives, HO9-9-3. p.1 Received on hulk from Fisherton Gaol, 1 May 1822, with 13 other prisoners. Thos. Alford, age 17, convicted for a felony at New Sarum, 9 Mar 1822, sentenced to Life. left hulk 29 Jun 1822 for NSW.
Committed to Fisherton Gaol, Wm. Pearce, Thomas Alford, John Franklin, of Devizes, labourers, charged with having, in the day time the ? instant, broken into the house of Jerome Woodruff at Bishops Cannings, (a person being therein), and stolen therefrom one guinea and half sovereign in gold, about £7 in silver, and a gold ring and two silver rings. Salisbury and Winchester Journal, 25 Feb 1822 Salisbury. The following prisoners were tried and sentenced as under: Death – ... Wm . Pearce, Thos. Alford, and John Franklyn, for robbing the house of Jeremiah Woodroff, All Cannings,... (All the above prisoners, nineteen in number, have been reprieved.) Salisbury and Winchester Journal, 18 Mar 1822