Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Thomas Buxton was transported on the Guildford, departing 4th Apr 1822 and arriving 15th Jul 1822 with 192 passengers.
The ‘Guildford’ was built on the River Thames, England in 1810. Used as a Convict Transport ship to Australia - voyages 1812, 1816, 1818, 1820, 1822, 1824, 1827 & 1829. The ship was lost at sea near Singapore in 1831, loosing all aboard.
Guildford (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/4, Page Number 165 (83) |
| 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 |
Claims
"Claiming Thomas, as he was my 5 x Great-Grandfather."
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Convict Notes
SHEFFIELD SESSIONS. At the General Quarter Sessions of the Peace for the West-Riding, held by, adjournment at Sheffield on Wednesday, ... the following prisoners took trials:— … Thomas Buxton, Henry Wilkinson and Samuel Warburton, for stealing razors and knives from the warehouse of Messrs, Brittain and Wilkinson—To be transported seven years. Sheffield Independent, 27 Oct 1821.
York Castle, Crown Side. Thomas Buxton. 24, Alfred Windle, 18, and H. Wilkinson, 20, for a burglary in the house of Francis Ullathorne, of Pontefract. Leeds Mercury, 11 Aug 1821.