Thomas Allen

Summary

Born
Jan 1812
Conviction
Sheep-stealing
Departure
Nov 1821
Arrival
Apr 1822
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: Thomas Allen
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1812
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Stocking maker

Crime

Convicted at: Leicester Assizes
Sentence term: Life

Voyage

Departed: 27th Nov 1821
Ship: Richmond
Arrival: 30th Apr 1822
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

Thomas Allen was transported on the Richmond, departing 27th Nov 1821 and arriving 30th Apr 1822 with 160 passengers.

RichmondRichmond (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/4, Page Number 122
Source DescriptionThis 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 SourceGreat Britain. Home Office
Compiled ByState Library of Queensland
Database SourceBritish convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database

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Convict Notes

Natalie Lonsdale avatar
Level 45
on 3rd May 2025

Thomas behaved well on the hulk. Convict Department : Bellerephon, Retribution and Ganymede hulks convict lists, 1821

Maureen Withey avatar
Level 345
on 7th June 2020

Leicester Assizes.— Thomas Allen, for sheep-stealing; ...—were severally sentenced to death. Stamford Mercury, 24 Aug 1821. --------------------------------------------------- The following Convicts were removed from the County Gaol Tuesday morning last, put on His Majesty’s hulk the Belleraphon, Sheerness. —-Wm. Page, Joseph Godwin. Thomas Shaw, John Johnson, Thomas Allen, Charles Brown, Samuel Measures, and Thomas Ward, to be transported for life. Joseph Shaw and William Soden, for seven years. Leicester Chronicle, 29 Sept 1821.