Summary
Personal Information
Transportation
Thomas Carpenter was transported on the Admiral Gambier And Aeolus, departing 30th Jun 1808 and arriving 20th Dec 1808 with 280 passengers.
Admiral Gambier And Aeolus (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 413 (206) |
| 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
"Thomas Carpenter is my 5th Great Grandfather"
"husband of 4 x G Aunt"
"Thomas Carpenter is my 3 x great grandfather"
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Convict Notes
per the Admiral Gambier
In the colony, Thomas married Catherine Shaw at Richmond in 1818. Catherine was the daughter of William Shaw (Third Fleet Convict, 1791, "Atlantic") and Catherine Neale (Irish Convict, 1796, "Marquis Cornwallis"). Thomas and Catherine had 4 chidren; William 1816, John 1817, Mary Ann 1824 and Sarah 1826. Some of the family are recorded in the 1828 census; Page 82... [Ref C0422] Carpenter, Thomas, 41, free by servitude, Gambier, 1809, 14 years, tenant, N. Richmond, 22 acres, 22 cleared, 14 cultivated, 5 horned cattle. [Ref C0423] Carpenter, William 11 born in the colony. [Ref C0424] Carpenter, Mary, 5, born in the colony. ## No mention of Catherine, John or Sarah. Catherine and Sarah were still definitely in the colony, Catherine did not die until 1894 and Sarah in 1914. When Thomas died in 1831, Catherine remarried. She married John Medhurst (Came Free, 1825, "Phoenix") and they had a further 5 children.