Thomas Burns

Thomas Burns, one of 200 convicts transported on the Emma Eugenia, 02 November 1837

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	Thomas Burns
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1814
Occupation:	-
Date of Death:	-
Age:	-

Life Span

Male median life span was 56 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to Life

Crime:	-
Convicted at:	Essex Assizes
Sentence term:	Life
Ship:	Emma Eugenia
Departure date:	2nd November, 1837
Arrival date:	9th February, 1838
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 200 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/11, Page Number 183 (93)
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 Project.

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Community Contributions

Tony Beale on 8th January, 2021 wrote:

New South Wales, Australia, Registers of Convicts’ Applications to Marry, 1826-1851
Granted 28/7/1847 Mary O’Brien 27 free by servitude (7yrs) per ship Isabella (5) to marry Thomas Burns 33 ToL (life) per ship Emma Eugenia William Ross Goulburn

Convict Changes History

Tony Beale on 8th January, 2021 made the following changes:

date of birth: 1814 (prev. 0000), gender: m