Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Thomas Davis was transported on the England, departing 31st Mar 1832 and arriving 18th Jul 1832 with 200 passengers.
England (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 291 (146) |
| 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
1833: Thomas Davis was assigned to the Marine Department (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON31-1-10$init=CON31-1-10p92). By 1837, he was at Port Arthur where he died on 10 February. He was listed as Thomas Davis, convict #780, aged 38 and a labourer (see Ross, 1995, "Death and burial at Port Arthur"). 1838, 11 February: Thomas Davis, 38, a labourer was buried in the Wesleyan Church cemetery, Port Arthur (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD34-1-1p226j2k).
1831, 5 December: Convicted at Kent for housebreaking. 1832, 20 January: Thomas Davis, 35, was received from Maidstone (convicted for housebreaking, sentenced to transportation for life) aboard the Retribution hulk at Woolwich. He was sent from the hulk for transportation on 24 March 1832 (see UK, Prison Hulk Registers and Letter Books, 1802-1849). 1832: On arrival in VDL, he was listed as 19 years old, a labourer and single. The same Conduct record lists him as married with two children. [Note: His hulk and death records suggest the age given here is well off the mark.]