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Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
Thomas Beams was transported on the Coromandel And Experiment, departing 31st Oct 1803 and arriving 7th May 1804 with 338 passengers.
Coromandel And Experiment (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 356 |
| 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
Thomas was transported with his brother Robert. Colonian Secretary: BEAMS, Thomas. Per "Coromandel", 1804 1810 Jun 9 Granted a certificate of freedom; appears as Bemas (Reel 6038; SZ758 p.52) 1811 Oct 12:Appointed Constable in Sydney (Reel 6038; SZ758 p.241) Thomas married Martha Gregory (Sydney Cove 1807). Thomas was a Constable in VDL and also a farmer. 18/12/1828: Thomas was buried at St John's Church in Launceston.
Thomas remained in Sydney until 1817. At the beginning of that year, along with his wife Martha and their 5 children, he arrived at Port Dalrymple, Van Diemen's Land, Tasmania. He eventually settled on a grant of land at Hapsden. The family property known as Beam's Hollow (2004) is on the old road to Hapsden and still bears the name of Beams. Thomas died at his home Beam's Ford.