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Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Thomas Bagnall was transported on the Tortoise, departing 28th Sep 1841 and arriving 19th Feb 1842 with 401 passengers.
Rig: HMS 1000 tons Voyage 1841/1842 from Plymouth, England to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) Australia. Capt J. Hood. Surgeon: Thomas Brownrigg. 394 - 400 male convicts listed.
Tortoise (generic)References
| Primary Source | UK Prison Hulk Registers (HO9/12). England & Wales Criminal Registers (HO27/65, page 127). Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/12, Page Number 388 |
| 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
Prison Hulk ship Warrior moored at Chatham & Woolwich, Convicted 10 March 1841, Received 19 April 1841, aged 33, can read, Trade Labourer, Offence Sheepstealing
After his 1841 conviction Thomas was transported from England leaving behind wife Elizabeth 'Bessie' (n. Dunn) and three young children. He arrived in Van Dieman's Land in February of 1842. After obtaining his Certificate of Freedom in 1851 he left Van Diemen’s Land for Victoria where in 1861 he purchased land in Doncaster. His daughter Caroline sailed from England to Victoria to reunite with her father, arriving in 1856. Thomas died in a hut on his land on Christmas Eve in 1871 and left his land to daughter Caroline and her husband George Holden. The land remained titled to the family until 1965.