Thomas Davis

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Summary

Born
Unknown
Conviction
Sheep-stealing
Departure
Nov 1789
Arrival
Jun 1790
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: Thomas Davis
Gender: Male
Born: Unknown
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Unknown

Crime

Convicted at: Kent Assizes
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 30th Nov 1789
Arrival: 26th Jun 1790
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

Thomas Davis was transported on the Neptune, Scarborough And Surprize, departing 30th Nov 1789 and arriving 26th Jun 1790 with 1084 passengers.

Neptune 809 tons built on the River Thames 1779. The largest ship of the Second Fleet.

Neptune, Scarborough And SurprizeNeptune, Scarborough And Surprize (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 36
Source DescriptionThis 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 SourceGreat Britain. Home Office
Compiled ByState Library of Queensland
Database SourceBritish convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database

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Convict Notes

Penny-Lyn Beale avatar
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on 7th November 2024

Australia, Convict Index, 1788-1868 Name Thomas Davies Age 35 [Born Abt 1755] Birth Place West Indies Trial Place Maidstone Kent Ship; NEPTUNE Comments DIED; 1790 © 1997-2024 Ancestry Trial; 19 March 1787

Maureen Withey avatar
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on 25th April 2020

National Archives. HO 47/6/72 [1787] Certificate/memorial of Henry Gould on several convicts attainted at the Lent Assizes 1787 for whom 'some favourable Circumstances' appeared after their trial, and recommended for mercy on the conditions set against their names: Kent Assizes at Maidstone, 19 March 1787 11. Thomas Davis, George Smith and Richard Partridge, for stealing 2 wether sheep, value 30/-, property William Dann. 7 years transportation.