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Transportation
Thomas Bayley was transported on the Asia 1, departing 1st Apr 1822 and arriving 24th Jul 1822 with 192 passengers.
Built by A Hall & Co at Aberdeen in 1818. A Brig of 536 tons. (Wikipedia) 1830 - Voyage. Asia from Ireland. Female Convict Ship; Stead; Master, Alexander Nesbit M.D. Surgeon Superintendent. Arrived in Sydney Cove 13 Jan 1830. Mustered - 186. Died on Voyage - 3. Disembarked - 1. Total Embarked - 200
Asia 1 (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/4, Page Number 155 (79) |
| 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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POSTSCRIPT EXTRAORDINARY. Yesterday afternoon the whaler Sisters, Captain Robert Duke, arrived from New Zealand, having left the 28th of January last. … The brig Wellington, belonging to Mr. Joseph Underwood, which was carrying prisoners to Norfolk Island, with the notorious Anthony Best, and other criminals on board, when within two days sail of her destination, was piratically captured by the convicts—the captain, crew, and troops made prisoners—and Mr. Buchanan, the engineer, had his head laid open with a musket. As soon as the vessel was in their possession, the pirates made for New Zealand, where it providentially happened that the Sisters was lying at anchor off the Bay of Islands. We hear that an action commenced between the pirates and the whaler, which lasted for six hours, in which two of the former were killed. Captain Duke then went on board with a flag of truce, and declared if they did not surrender, he would bear down upon them, assisted with 200 or 300 natives, and put every man to death. This had the effect, and the pirates surrendered. Some of them, however, made their escape on shore, but by means of the extraordinary exertions of Captain Duke, assisted by the natives, the whole were soon retaken. The following is a list of the gang which have been brought back to Sydney, on the Sisters—the remainder being on board the Wellington, which was off the heads yesterday evening late, having Anthony Best on board:— John Walton, ex-captain of the pirates; Charles Clay Todhunter, James O'Neal, Henry Drummond, Charles Daley, William Leddington, William Ryan, William Holt, John Jennings, John Lynch, William Webb, Patrick Flannigan, Cornelius Callaghan, John Stewart, Thomas Quinn, Richard Johnson, Thomas Edwards, Edward McGuiness, John Swan, Richard Carter, Thomas Carvell, William Brown, Patrick Geary, James Bennet, John Smith, Thomas Bayley, Edward Colethurst, William Bateman, John McGuinness, Abraham Davis, William Walker, John Boyde. [32 convicts in this list] (Sydney Gazette 10 Feb 1827, p. 2.)
New South Wales, Australia, Colonial Secretary's Papers, 1788-1856 Name: Thomas Bayley Event Date: 15 Oct 1825 Arrival year: 1822 Vessel: Asia Event Description: Convicted of cattle stealing and grand larceny; sentence of death commuted to transportation to Norfolk Island for life. On return of prisoners tried, convicted and sentenced by the Supreme Court; listed as Baley Comments: Per "Asia", 1822 Page: 19 ------------------------------------------------------- New South Wales, Australia, Convict Death Register, 1826-1879 Ship; Asia 2 Age - Not listed Died - Norfolk Island Date - 05/08/1830 Remarks: Nil ----------------------------------------
Hulk Report, National Archives, HO9-9-2. p.54 Received on hulk from Fisherton Gaol, 25 Oct 1821, with 10 other prisoners. Thomas Bayley (2), age 17, convicted at New Sarum 4 Aug 1821,for a felony, Life sentence. Left hulk for NSW 21 Mar 1822.
Thomas Bayley, James Jones and Ann Jones, for burglariously breaking into the house of Rebecca Harris, at Edington and stealing there from ? yards of muslin, 15 yards of linen and other articles; Salisbury and Winchester Journal, 6 Aug 1821 Sentenced as follows: Death, Thomas Bayley, and John Barton (aged 11 or 14), for burglariously breaking into and robbing the shop of Rebecca Harris, at Edington, of numerous articles. … The first of the above prisoners (Thomas Bayley) was left for execution; the others reprieved. Fourteen years years transportation. James Jones, for receiving goods stolen by the above Thos. Bayley. Salisbury and Winchester Journal, 13 Aug 1821 and Bath Chronicle, 16 Aug 1821 At some point the death sentence was commuted to life.