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Voyage
Transportation
Thomas Bearfoot was transported on the Surrey Or Surry, departing 14th Jul 1816 and arriving 20th Dec 1816 with 150 passengers.
Built at Harwich in 1811 a square-rigged transport ship of 443 tons and copper lined she had two decks with a height between decks of 5 ft. 8 ins. In 1818, she had a major refit increasing the decks (and convict carrying capacity) to three. She was owned by the London firm of F. & C.F. Mangles.
Surrey Or Surry (generic)References
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Convict Notes
1816, 13 May: Thomas BERFORD (BEARFOOT) was admitted to Kilmainham Gaol, Dublin from Newgate (prisoner #2598, committed by the Government). He was discharged from the jail on 13 May 1816 to be “sent on board the convict ship” (see Ireland, Prison Registers, 1790-1924; Dublin, Kilmainham 1815-1910).
Thomas Bearfoot was convicted at Dublin in 1815 and given a 7yr transportation sentence. To New South Wales, Australia on the ship "Surrey" arriving 1816.