Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Thomas Bates was transported on the Shipley, departing 20th Dec 1816 and arriving 24th Apr 1817 with 125 passengers.
Shipley (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 320 |
| 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
National Archives. HO-9-4_2 page 17/49. Hulk Records. Woolwich Hulks, Prudentia, Retribution or Justitia. Received 4 July 1816. Thos. Bates, age 34, Petit Larceny. Tried Newcastle upon Tyne Q. Sess, 24 April 1816, Sentence, Beyond Seas 7 years, Transported 20 Nov 1816.
At the general quarter sessions for this town, on Wednesday, Thomas Bates, a notorious thief, was convicted of stealing two bars of iron, and sentenced to be transported 7 years. Newcastle Courant, 27 April 1816.
Next entry under Thomas Bates: NSW 1828 census at Cooke, in household of farmer Jonathan Hassall and his family, resident at Mattavia. Elizabeth Bates, age 45, F.S. per Speke 1808, sentence --, employed as - , protestant. Presumably Thomas' wife.
NSW 1828 census at Cooke, in household of farmer Jonathan Hassall and his family, resident at Mattavia. Thomas Bates, age 48, F.S. per Shipley 1817, sentence --, employed as Blacksmith, protestant. ---------------------------------------------------- Colonial Secretarys Index. BATES, Thomas. Per "Shipley", 1817 1823 May 21; 1825 May, Oct - On list of convicts employed by William Lawson; from Apr 1822 to 1823 (Reel 6058, 4/1771 p.313c; Reel 6062, 4/1782 pp.51d, 57b) -------------------------------------------------- Sydney Gazette, 1 May 1823. PUBLIC NOTICE. THE undermentioned Persons have obtained Certificates during the last Week. Shipley (1).Thomas Bates;