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Voyage
Transportation
Thomas Burge was transported on the Sarah, departing 29th Nov 1836 and arriving 29th Mar 1837 with 270 passengers.
Sarah (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/10, Page Number 412 |
| 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 Burge, was found guilty of having, in company with others, assaulted and robbed Robert Pearce, a farmer, on his way home from Kingswood fair, on the of last September. Prisoner's father, John Burge, an infirm old man, aged 82, who had been bed-ridden for the last three months, was acquitted. Prisoners were apprehended by Wm. Miller, an active and intelligent Bath officer, on the 2d Oct., as the elder the prisoners was offering a watch, one of the articles which the prosecutor had been robbed, at the shop of Mr. Young, the pawnbroker of that city. Salisbury Journal, 14 March 1836. -------------------------------------------------- The following convicts have, during the week, been removed from Fisherton Gaol, and put on board the Leviathan Hulk, at Portsmouth, in order for transportation, viz : William Hawkins, Harry Waite, Thomas Burge, Henry Smart, Jeremiah Bray, James Sawyer, and John Hayward, convicted of highway robbery; and John Reeves, convicted of burglary, all to be transported for life. Benjamin Woodward, for receiving 'stolen property, and John Ashley for stealing fowls, to be transported for seven years. Devizes Gazette, 26 May 1836.