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Voyage
Transportation
Thomas Day was transported on the Bengal Merchant, departing 27th Sep 1834 and arriving 30th Jan 1835 with 270 passengers.
Bengal Merchant (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 436 |
| 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
1838 - Liverpool St Luke. Burials. 18 June 1838 No; 777. Thomas Day, Liverpool Hospital. Died from wounds received, Assigned to Male Orphan School. Drunk in affray on the Lords Day
The undermentioned convicts were, on Friday week removed from the County Gaol, Maidstone, and put on board the Fortitude Hulk, at Chatham :—Transported for life, Thomas Gorham, Patrick O'Brien, Samuel Swan, Thomas Day, Edward Springett, Richard Williams. Transported for seven years—Charles Scrimshaw, Thos. Richardson, William Carr, Alfred James Young, George Combs, James Wood, Edward Bennett alias Geo. Smith, Henry Simmons. Kentish Gazette, 1 Apr 1834.
Thomas Day was 27 years old on arrival in NSW. 7/8/1838: The Australian, Sydney: John Jones was indicted for the wilful murder of Thomas Day. Both the prisoner and the deceased were attached to the Male Orphan School Establishment. Thye had been drinking heavily and on the way home had quarelled ad then John Jones hit the deceased over the head with a stick. The deceased lingered until the 16th of June, when he died. John Jones was found guilty of manslaughter and arraigned. The Convict Death Register has his date of death as the 6th of June, but the newspaper quotes it as the 16th.