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Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Thomas Brett was transported on the Charles Kerr, departing 6th Jun 1837 and arriving 9th Oct 1837 with 250 passengers.
The Charles Kerr was built in Sunderland in 1826, 463 tons. The ship 'Charles Kerr' was also commissioned as an immigrant transport to bring mainly female persons to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) in 1835 - these women were NOT convicts.
Charles KerrReferences
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/11, Page Number 78 |
| 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. Criminal Petitions. HO 17/38/90. Date. 1836 Dec 30 – 1837 Jan 20. Prisoner name: Thomas Brett. Prisoner age: 23 years. Prisoner occupation: Late [private] in the Rifle Brigade. Court and date of trial: Corfu Court Martial, 4 October 1834. Crime: Mutiny, namely using mutinous expressions to Lieutenant George Acklom of the 88th Regiment whilst on duty in Corfu. Initial sentence: Seven years transportation. Annotated (Outcome): 'Nil'. Petitioner(s): Lieutenant George Acklom. Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Good conduct in detention. Other papers: Letter from [illegible] directed by Lord Hill [Commander-in-Chief] stating that he cannot find any extenuating circumstances to mitigate the sentence and that in fact the charge formed only part of the case, the convict having also offered violence to two non-commissioned officers in the execution of their duty and threatened one of them with a bayonet. Additional Information: Held on board Leviathan [convict hulk] at Portsmouth [Hampshire].
Thomas Brett was one of three soldiers who were court-martialled for desertion and insubordination - William Spencer, and John Brown were the other two. 7/3/1842: COF
Born - Kilkenny County Ireland. Single.