Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Thomas Chun was transported on the Marquis Of Hastings, departing 16th Mar 1839 and arriving 23rd Jul 1839 with 241 passengers.
Marquis Of Hastings (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/12, Page Number 8 |
| 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
25/10/1838 Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette Wiltshire, England: COMMITTED TO THE NEW PRISON. DEVIZES Thomas Chun, George Chun, and Ann Chun, for trial, charged with stealing sheep, the property William Halecomb. Thomas Chun was listed as 43 years old on arrival - he was 5'2" tall, brown hair, blue eyes, sallow complexion, a widower with 6 children. 6/2/1846: TOL 18/5/1847: Recommended for a CP August 1848: CP 20/8/1860: Married Mary Pastler, a widow, at New Norfolk, Thomas was listed as a labourer. 30/9/1875: Thomas died of Senilis, aged 85 at the Cascades Invalid Depot - listed as "Churn" or "Chum". Mary Chun aged 66 married Edward Wynn aged 70 at Longford, Tas. on 31/7/1882.
Baptism 28/09/1794, Mildenhall, Wiltshire, England
Sentenced to transportation Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) for sheep stealing. Convict Pardon records: abt 1847-1848 Thomas served 8yrs of a 15 yrs sentence and has now received a Pardon - "there has been no offence recorded against him since his arrival in this colony