Thomas Bacon

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Summary

Born
Jan 1754
Conviction
High treason (treason against a monarch)
Departure
Dec 1817
Arrival
Oct 1818
Death
Jan 1831
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Personal Information

Name: Thomas Bacon
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1754
Death: 1st Jan 1831
Age at death: 77
Occupation: Framework knitter

Crime

Convicted at: Derby Session of Oyer and Terminer and Gaol Delivery
Sentence term: 99 years

Voyage

Departed: 31st Dec 1817
Ship: Tottenham
Arrival: 14th Oct 1818
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

Thomas Bacon was transported on the Tottenham, departing 31st Dec 1817 and arriving 14th Oct 1818 with 201 passengers.

TottenhamTottenham (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 2
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

Maureen Withey avatar
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on 9th September 2021

DERBY CONSPIRATORS. The following eleven convicts, sentenced to death, at Derby, for High Treason, are transported for life: viz. George Weightman; Thomas Bacon; John Bacon; Samuel Hunt; Joseph Swire, alias Manchester Turner; Edward Turner, John Onion, the elder; John MacKeswick ; John Hill; George Brassington, and German Buxton. The following three, are to be transported for 14 years: Thomas Bettison, Joseph Rawson, and Josiah Godber. And the remaining six convicts, viz. John Moore; Edward Moore; William Weightman; Alexander Johnson, William Hardwick, and Charles Swaine, remain prison, their final sentence not being yet settled. It is probable that they will be transported for shorter terms. Leeds Intelligencer, 1 Dec 1817.

Penny-Lyn Beale avatar
338
on 29th April 2021

1828 New South Wales, Australia Census (TNA Copy) Name; Thomas Bacon Age; 77 Ship; Tottenham - 1818 Sentence; Life Assigned ---- DIED; July 1831

Sylvia Mason avatar
27
on 29th November 2018

Thomas Bacon was assigned with his brother John to Rev Samuel Mardsen buried at St John's Parramatta www.pentrichrevolution.org.uk www.spanglefish.com/pentrichrevolution