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Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Thomas Ansell was transported on the Bussorah Merchant, departing 1st Oct 1829 and arriving 18th Jan 1830 with 200 passengers.
The Bussorah Merchant was built at Calcutta in 1818, 531 tons. The ship transported convicts from England in 1828 to New South Wales, from Ireland in 1829/30 to Hobart, Van Diemen's Land and in 1831 another voyage to Sydney, New South Wales. (The ship also made voyages to Australia, in 1837, 1839 & 1845 with free immigrants.)
Bussorah Merchant (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 211 (108) |
| 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
Summary of conduct record: received 375 lashes in 2 years. 24 Dec 1830 riotous and disorderly conduct, gross insolence to master & absconding: treadwheel 10 days and sent to road gang 12 Mar 1831 absconding from road gang, 75 lashes, back to road gang 18 Mar 1831 neglect of duty & disobedience at road gang, 50 lashes, back to road gang 2 Jun 1831 absconding from road gang, 2 years extension to original sentence, back to road gang 11 Jul 1831 absconding from road gang, 75 lashes, back to road gang 14 Nov 1831 threatening overseer, hard labour in prison 1 month, back to road gang 23 Dec 1831 neglect of duty & disobedience at road gang, 2 months extension to original sentence, back to road gang 28 Dec 1831 absconding from road gang, 25 lashes, back to road gang 13 Jan 1832 absconding from road gang 12 months extension to sentence, back to road gang 22 Aug 1831 absconding from road gang, 100 lashes, back to road gang 1 Mar 1832 absconding from road gang, 50 lashes, back to road gang 9 Apr 1832 absconding from road gang, hard labour in prison 12 months 17 Apr 1832 charges: burglary while absconding - remanded for court trial and sent to prison hulk 28 Aug 1832 hulk - destroyed several blankets - stay on prison hulk 28 May 1833 hulk - causing damage to chains and leg irons - stay on prison hulk 24 Sep 1833 hulk chain gang - entering a dwelling by force and stealing a boat, being illegally at large, burglary of the dwelling of Thomas Spence and theft, burglary of the dwelling of Robert & Mary Hatch and theft 1 Nov 1833 executed
1 Nov 1833 - executed in Hobart for burglary of the dwelling of Robert and Mary Hatch. https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON31-1-2/CON31-1-2P5
Appropriation Lists of Convicts Name; Thomas Ansell No; 349 Age; 20 Trial where & Date; Middlesex Trade or calling; Glazer's Boy Native Place; Shoreditch How appropriated; W R Bostoch
Thomas was executed in Hobart 1\11\1833.