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Voyage
Transportation
Thomas Davis was transported on the Eleanor, departing 15th Feb 1831 and arriving 26th Jun 1831 with 136 passengers.
Eleanor - 1841 Journey. Port of Hobart Town. Arrivals. - April 21 -the brig Eleanor, 257 tons, Mossman, from the Isle of France on her way to Sydney, with sugar and dates, and several cabin passengers. She has landed 14 male and 1 female prisoners. The Courier, 23 April 1841.
Eleanor (generic)References
| Primary Source | http://www.jenwilletts.com. Convict Annotated Printed Indentures 1834. |
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Convict Notes
The Annotated Indentures state that Thomas Davies was 41 years old; could read and write; religion - Protestant; Status Widower and a native of Staffordshire. Convicted of Warehouse breaking at Graham's Town Cape of Good Hope (now South Africa) on 19 April 1830 and sentenced to 14 years. Physical attributes: Height 5 feet 7 1/2 inches; complexion ruddy and hair Blackish with grey and eyes hazel. Prisoner number 31-902 and transport number 134. All the other convicts on the ship were transported for machine breaking other than George Smets and Pierre Tuite (or Pierce Tait) who were also convicted in the same court at Cape of Good Hope.
Thomas Davis, a soldier convicted of breaking into a warehouse, joined the ship 'Eleanor' at the Cape of Good Hope on the voyage to New South Wales, Australia.