Thomas Bishop

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Summary

Born
Dec 1803
Conviction
Stealing fowls (chickens/ducks)
Departure
May 1828
Arrival
Nov 1828
Death
Mar 1840
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Personal Information

Name: Thomas Bishop
Gender: Male
Born: 31st Dec 1803
Death: 6th Mar 1840
Age at death: 36
Occupation: Unknown

Crime

Convicted at: Hereford
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 29th May 1828
Ship: Albion
Arrival: 3rd Nov 1828
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

Thomas Bishop was transported on the Albion, departing 29th May 1828 and arriving 3rd Nov 1828 with 192 passengers.

AlbionAlbion (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 403 (203)
Source DescriptionThis 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 SourceGreat Britain. Home Office
Compiled ByState Library of Queensland
Database SourceBritish convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database

Claims

"Thomas was married to Charlotte , then later here in Australia to my great great great grandmother Mary Ann Hill, dying young at age 36 years. Mary Ann remarried George Tickle - all of the property Terrible Vale , Uralla, near Wollun. NSW"

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Convict Notes

Maureen Withey avatar
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on 30th March 2026

Convict Permission to Marry. Thomas Bishop, per Albion (2), age 32, 7 years; Free; and Mary Hill, per Mary, age 18, 7 years, Bond. Date of Application, 2 Aug 1836, Maitland. NSW BMD. Marriage Reg: 421/1836. Thomas Bishop and Mary Hill, PC district (Presbyterian, Derbie; Hunter District; Maitland; Morpeth; Paterson; Singleton )

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on 30th December 2025

“Thomas was married to Charlotte , then later here in Australia to my great great great grandmother Mary Ann Hill, dying young at age 36 years. Mary Ann remarried George Tickle - all of the property Terrible Vale , Uralla, near Wollun. NSW”

Penny-Lyn Beale avatar
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on 9th November 2024

1830 - 21 days solitary confinement for insubordination and insolence 1834 - Application to re-unite with his wife made January 1834 Wife; Charlotte England Residence; St Peters.

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on 1st July 2016

Thomas was 24 years old on arrival and was assigned to T.W.M. Winder at Hunter River. 1833: TOL Maitland 2/5/1835: COF

Alison Stewart avatar
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on 30th June 2016

Although married to Charlotte back in England, after being in NSW for seven years he was given permission to marry ex-convict Mary Hill on 22 July 1836. They had a son Thomas born 1837. Thomas, the convict, drowned in the Patterson area on 7th March 1840.