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Crime
Transportation
Thomas John Brook was transported on the John, departing 9th Oct 1830 and arriving 28th Jan 1831 with 200 passengers.
John 1st arrived in Sydney Cove on the 25th November 1827. 185 Male convicts. of which 7 were sent to the hospital, 3 Died. Surgeon Superintendent- Died on the voyage . John - 1836/1837 Voyage. Medical Journal was lost on the homeward passage by the shipwreck of the Ship "Medora' There is an index only.
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| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 503 (254) |
| 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
Previous convictions. Thomas John Brooks, for robbing the stable of Wm. Bromley, to be imprisoned one month. Bury and Norwich Post, 19 March 1823. --------------------------------------------------- Thomas John Brook pleaded guilty of having a robbed the furnished lodgings of Mr. William Wright, in St. Mary Tower, and was sentenced to be 12 months imprisonment and hard labour in the House of Correction. Ipswich Journal, 19 Mar 1825.
Thomas John Brook, 32, was convicted of stealing a piece of cloth the property of Mr. J. B. Lawrence, tailor, of Ipswich. It was proved that he had been convicted of stealing in March, 1825, at Ipswich; and being found guilty of the present offence, he was sentenced to be transported for life. Ipswich Journal, 7 Aug 1830. -------------------------------------------------- Transported for Life, Thomas John Brook, (a free-burgess of Ipswich,) for stealing piece of cloth and other articles, the property of J. B. Lawrance, Ipswich. Suffolk Chronicle, 7 August, 1830. --------------------------------------------------- Hulk Records. HO-9-8_6 Received from Ipswich 13 Aug 1830. Thos. John Brooks, age 32, Larceny after a previous conv. Tried 29 July 1830, Bury St Edmunds, Life, NSW 5 Oct 1830, John.
He married Margaret Walsh (1826-1894) in 1852 at New Norfolk (Back River) she was also a convict (Ship - Blackfriar 1851) from Wexford, Ireland