Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
Thomas Astbury was transported on the Glory, departing 30th Apr 1818 and arriving 14th Sep 1818 with 170 passengers.
Glory (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 32 |
| 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 is my 4x great-grandfather"
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Convict Notes
Family connections for Thomas (Astbury) are: Some amendments added Jul 2025. ASTBURY/ASHBURY Thomas (Ashbury/Astbury/Aspary/Astberry) was born about 1798. He was tried for stealing money of Ellis (Aspinall) at Lancastershire Liverpool Borough Quarter Sessions in October 1817, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 14 9 1818 after a voyage of 4months on GLORY. He was tried again for pig stealing on 1 5 1822 & was sent to Port Macquarie on HMS LADY NELSON on 15 5 1822. He was recorded in 1822 as a settler. He is recorded in 1826 & 1828 as a farmer. In 1828 he is recorded as Free by Servitude labourer at Portland Head when he had a second relationship with Eleanor (Dunn her second relationship) who was recorded as his housekeeper & lived at Portland Head. He died in 1847 age49. [Some details taken from this Website; where a Thomas (Astley) is also shown] Eleanor (Dunn) was born in 1801. She married firstly at age15 Patrick (Byrne his second marriage) on 5 8 1816 at St Matthews CofE Windsor. She was recorded as housekeeper for Thomas (Ashbury) in 1828 with 30acres in her name at Portland Head. She died on 19 8 1877 age about76 mother of 9known children. Details of Eleanor (Dunn/e)s family are given in entry for James (Dunn ROYAL ADMIRAL 1792) on this Website. Thomas (Ashbury) & Eleanor (Dunn) produced 9children: 1.Thomas Henry (Ashbury) was born on 21 9 1821 at Portland Head & baptised on 2 3 1822 at St Matthews CofE Windsor He died on 28 3 1909 age87. 2.Mary Ann (Ashbury) was born in 1822. She died in July 1894 age about72. 3.Thomas (Ashbury) was born on 3 9 1826 at Sackville Reach & baptised, as (Asprey), on 11 12 1826 at St Thomas Wesleyan Sackville Reach. He died on 22 12 1861 age35. 4.Francis (Ashbury) was born on 14 4 1828 at Sackville Reach & baptised, as (Asprey), on 5 8 1828 at St Thomas Wesleyan Sackville Reach. He died on 27 11 1908 age80. 5.-9.??? (Ashbury) REFERENCE. Craig James Smee 'Births and Baptisms Marriages and Defacto Relationships Deaths and Burials New South Wales 1788-1830' ..a complete listing from church & other records in the early colony
1828 Census of New South Wales; [Ref-A0652] Ashbury, Thomas 30, FS, Glory 1818, Labourer at Portland Head. Four children are also shown with Thomas; Henry (7), Mary Ann (6), Thomas (2), and Frances (6m) all born in the colony. The 'wife' Eleanor is shown as Eleanor Byrne (27) BC, The Housekeeper to Thomas Ashbury at Portland Head. So this is definitely her. Eleanor had married Patrick Byrne (Convict; Rolla, 1803) in 1816 at Windsor but the relationship did not last at all. Eleanor is shown as holding 30 acres, 22 cleared and cultivated.
Thomas must have formed a relationship with Eleanor Dunn, sometime around 1820. They had quite a large family (9) over the next 20 years. It would appear that they did eventually marry in 1844. Eleanor was the daughter of Patrick (James) Dunne (Convict; Royal Admiral 1792) and Catherine Barry (Convict; Sugar Cane 1793)
In New South WAles, Thoma sonce again got into trouble. On 1 May 1822, he was arrested on the charge of pig stealing. He was found guilty and sentenced to serving the remainder of his seven year sentence (about 30 months) at Port Macquarie. He was transported there on the "Lady Nelson" 15 may 1822. His name on the ships idents is "Thomas Astberry".
Thomas was found guilty of stealing money from the person of one Ellis Aspinall at the Lancaster, Liverpool quarter sessions 21 October 1817. He was sentenced to 7 years transportation.