Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Thomas Oliver Arthur was transported on the Malabar, departing 18th Jun 1821 and arriving 21st Oct 1821 with 171 passengers.
Malabar (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/4, Page Number 43 (23) |
| 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 |
Claims
"Thomas Oliver Arthur is my Great Great Great Grand Father."
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Convict Notes
Thomas ARTHUR was born about 1796 in St George, Gloucestershire, England and died on 21 November 1882 in Port Cygnet, Tasmania, at age 86, and was buried in November 1882 in Port Cygnet, Tasmania. Thomas Arthur and John Walker were both charged with stealing a copper furnace from the premises of Esther Buckingham of Stroud, England. The Gloucester Assizes show the following details: On the 21 February 1821 Thomas Arthur, age 24 years, parish St George, committed to trial by Henry Cook, charged on the oath of Susannah Perrint. A brief description is listed: Dark brown hair, dark blue grey eyes, fresh complexion, bad countenance, long face, large cheek bones, short thick nose, a scar on the right side of his nose, a scar on his breast, his great toe right foot has been injured, breaking out about his thighs. He did not read, height, 5’6¼”. Occupation: Fireman at foundry. On the 4 April 1821 at the Gloucester Assizes Thomas is sentenced to 7 years transportation and is transferred to gaol on the 16 April 1821. Thomas is listed on the penitentiary register and gave the following details; Native place or residence: Kingswood, Labourer to a foundry, 24 years of age, 5 feet 5¼ inches tall, Blue eyes and dark brown hair
Thomas Arthur was tried at the Gloucester Assizes 4 April 1821 and sentenced to 7 years transportation for stealing a copper. He arrived 21 October 1821 on board the Malabar from England. He rented a farm on 5 acres from Matthew Fitzpatrick at Petchey's Bay (VR58). He lived at Port Cygnet in 1867 (MDT). Thomas Arthur died in 1882, aged 87.