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Crime
Transportation
Thomas Conroy was transported on the Nile, departing 18th Sep 1857 and arriving 1st Jan 1858 with 271 passengers.
Nile (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 93, Class and Piece Number HO11/18, Page Number 251 (127). Western Australia, Australia, Convict Records, 1846-1930; Convict Department Registers (128/38 - 39). |
| 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
FOOTNOTE: Newspaper reporting of his trial: Glasgow Courier -- 1 May, 1856, p2: "The time of the Court was occupied during the greater part of the day with a charge against Thomas Conroy, late Inspector of Police, for having, on the 29th of January last, while in a spirit-shop in High Street, stolen a banker's note for £100 from Michael Skullen, the proprietor of the shop. The prisoner was found guilty. Sentence delayed. Several other cases of trifling interest were disposed of, and the Court adjourned." (https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/)
From his Fremantle jail record: CONROY, Thomas; #4535, arrived 1 Jan 1858 per Nile Date of Birth: 1823 Marital Status: Married Occupation: Sawyer Literacy: Literate Sentence Place: Glasgow, Lanark, England Crime: Theft Sentence Period: 15 years Ticket of Leave Date: 12 Aug 1859 Conditional Pardon Date: 28 May 1862 (https://fremantleprison.com.au/).
CRIME: 1856: National Records of Scotland -- Reference AD14/56/82 Precognition against Thomas Conroy for the crime of theft Accused: Thomas Conroy, Age: 35, officer, Central Police Court, Glasgow, Address: College Street, Glasgow, Origin: Native of Ireland. --0-- TRIAL: 30 April, 1856: National Records of Scotland -- Reference JC26/1856/253 Trial papers relating to Thomas Conroy for the crime of theft. Tried at High Court, Glasgow (Second Court) Accused: Thomas Conroy, Verdict: Guilty, Sentence: Transportation - 15 years. Note: Sentencing delayed (see JC14/3, f.69v).
OCCUPATION: In Scottish court documents he is listed as an "officer, Glasgow Police Court". But on his Fremantle jail record he is listed as a sawyer. His WA Convict record gives his occupation as a labourer. --0--