Thomas Douglas

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iain Frazier on 4th May 2025

Family connections for Thomas (Douglas) are: DOUGLAS Thomas (Douglas) was born about 1768/71. He was tried w/1other for horse stealing at Hertford Hertfordshire Quarter Sessions on 13 7 1795, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 14 12 1801 after a voyage of 6months on CANADA; he became a sawyer. He had a relationship with Sarah (Pearce/Pierce her fourth relationship) & settled at Windsor in 1805. He is recorded in 1806 living with Sarah (Pierce) & 3children. He was Free by Servitude by 1808 (Certificate of Freedom no.531. He settled in Richmond in 1815. He was recorded in 1822 as a landholder at Windsor, in 1825 as living at Richmond, in 1826 as a carrier & in 1828 as a labourer at Richmond with his family. He died on 8 1 1856 age88. [Some details taken from this Website] Sarah (Pierce/Pearce) was born about 1781 in Hampshire. She had a first (1of4) relationship &, while under sentence for transportation, produced 1child:>>> [Some details taken from this Website] 1.John (Pearce/Pierce?) was born in 1798 at Winchester gaol Hampshire & was brought to Botany Bay NSW by his mother on 14 12 1801 after a voyage of 6months on Fleet ship NILE. He assumed/was given the surname (Douglas). He received food rations from the government after the Hawkesbury floods in June 1809. He & halfbrothers Thomas & Phillip were charged with a variety of crimes in the 1820s. He married Sophie (Thomas) & moved to Sans Souci/Botany Bay and became a fisherman. ..Noted a John (Pearce) died on 29 1 1809 & was buried at St Phillips CofE Sydney. .. >>>Sarah (Pierce/Pearce?) was tried for breaking entering & stealing at Winchester Assizes Hampshire on 5 3 1799or1800, sentenced to hanging reprieved to Life, held at Winchester Gaol & after giving birth was sent to the docks & arrived at Botany Bay NSW as a convict with her child on 14 12 1801 after a voyage of 6months on Fleet ship NILE; she was Protestant. She seems to have had a second (2of4) relationship on the ship & produced a child while living with her third (3of4) relationship Thomas (Reynolds his first relationship); with whom she conceived another child who was born while living with Thomas (Reynolds). She settled at Windsor in 1805. She is recorded in 1806 with Ticket of Leave & living with Thomas (Douglas) & 3children. She settled in Richmond in 1815. She is recorded in 1828 with her family. She died on 27 8 1851 age71 mother of perhaps 12children. [.The 2children of her second relationship appear to be recorded as:] [1.Thomas (Douglas/Rennalls) who was born on 5 12 1802 & baptised on 18 4 1803 at St Phillips CofE Sydney.] [2.Elizabeth (Douglas/Renalds) who was born on 15 7 1803 & baptised on 15 7 1804 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. She died on 18 9 1804 age about1? .. [Thomas (Reynolds) was born about 1768. He was tried at Dublin Ireland in 1799, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW on 30 10 1802 after a voyage of 5months on ATLAS (confusingly, I wasn't aware that 2ATLASs arrived in 1802); he was Catholic. He had a second relationship with Mary (Nuttle age about15 her second relationship) from 1805 whom he later married. He was Free by Servitude by 1809. He was living in Sydney when he married Mary (Nuttle) on 9 7 1821 at St Marys RC Sydney. He seems to have had a successful life with grants & assistance being recorded on his page on this Website. He is recorded as a wheelwright living at Pitt St Sydney in 1828. He produced perhaps 9children in his lifetime. [Some details taken from this Website] [Mary (Nuttall/le) was born about 1790. She was tried at Lancaster Quarter Sessions Lancashire, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 7 5 1804 after a voyage of 6months on EXPERIMENT. had had a first relationship at age about14 with John (Carson/Carsey/Carfrey) a convict. She was Free by Servitude by 1811. She She produced maybe 9children in her lifetime. [Some details taken from this Website] .. [Thomas (Reynolds) & Mary (Nuttle/Nettle) produced maybe 7children: ] [1.Harriett (Reynolds) was born on 11 10 1806 & baptised on 24 5 1807 at St Johns CofE Parramatta. She married John William (Weavers) on 21 2 1824 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. ] [..John William (Weavers) arrived in Australia free in 1821 on ROYAL GEORGE. ] [..Harriett (Reynolds) & John William (Weavers) produced 1child: ] [..1.Mary Elizabeth (Weavers) was born on 13 12 1824 & baptised on 25 12 1825 age1 at St James CofE Sydney.] .. [2.Francis (Reynolds) was born on 19 12 1809 & baptised on 22 4 1810 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. He died in August 1836 age26.] [3.Thomas (Reynolds) was born on 15 6 1811 & baptised on 10 11 1811 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. He was baptised again-a practice followed when Catholic services became available-on 6 3 1821 age10 at St Marys RC Hobart (a practice followed when Catholic services became available) BUT RECORDED THER-CEREMONY PERFORMED IN NSW. ] [4.Mary (Reynolds) was born on 29 5 1813 & baptised on 15 8 1813 at St Phillips CofE Sydney.] [5.Elizabeth (Reynolds) was born on 16 6 1816 & baptised on 11 4 1819 at St Phillips CofE Sydney.] [6.Charles (Reynolds) was born in 1818.] [7.John (Reynolds) was born on 27 2 1821 & baptised on 4 3 1821 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. He died on 22 4 1821 age9w in Sydney at St Phillips CofE Sydney.] .. .. Thomas (Douglas) & Sarah (Pearce) produced perhaps 9children: 1.Phillip (Douglas) was born in 1805. He received food rations from the government after the Hawkesbury floods in June 1809. He & halfbrothers John & Thomas were charged with a variety of crimes in the 1820s. He married Ann (Ham age15) on 22 8 1825 at St Peters CofE Richmond. He was recorded in 1827 as a farmer. He died while in jail on 17 8 1828 age about23 at Sydney General Hospital & was buried at St James CofE Sydney. ..Ann (Ham) was born on 26 3 1810 at Hawkesbury? & baptised on 22 12 1811 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. She died on 21 12 1894 age84. ..Details of Ann (Ham)s family are given in entry for George (Ham ROYAL ADMIRAL 1800) on this Website. ..Phillip (Douglas) & Ann (Ham) produced at least 1child: ..1.James (Douglas) was born on 25 1 1827 at Richmond & baptised on 20 5 1827 at St Peters CofE Richmond. .. 2.Maria (Douglas) was born in 1808. She married John (Deegan) emancipist assistant jailer on 5 7 1827 at St Peters CofE Richmond. ..John (Deegan/Dugan/Deigan/Digan) was born in 1800 at Ferns Wexford co. Ireland & became a labourer. He was tried at Wexford in 1819, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW on 9 1 1821 after a voyage of 4months on PRINCE REGENT. He was an assistant jailer in 1827. ..[Some details taken from this Website. ..[Noted a Margaret (Deegan) is recorded as born in 1826] .. 3.Ann (Douglas) was born in 1810 & died on 18 3 1811 age6m at Windsor & was buried at St Matthews CofE Windsor] 4.Joseph (Douglas) was born on 1 4 1812 & baptised on 29 5 1814 age2 w/Charlotte at St Matthews CofE Windsor. He is recorded in 1828 with his parents. He died on 19 12 1855 age43. 5.Charlotte (Douglas) was born on 2 4 1814 & baptised on 29 5 1814 w/Joseph at St Matthews CofE Windsor. She is recorded in 1828 with her parents. She married at age15 Frederick (Thompson) on 14 9 1829 at St Peters CofE Richmond & produced at least 1child.. She died on 1 1 1873 age58. ..Frederick (Thompson) was born on 4 3 1808 & baptised on 17 9 1809 age18m w/Edward at St Phillips CofE Sydney. He was recorded in 1830 as a wheelwright. He died on 12 6 1877 age69. ..Details of Frederick (Thompson)s family are given in entry for Thomas (Buckton TOTTENHAM 1818) on this Website. .. 6.Sarah (Douglas) was born on 1 4 1816 & baptised on 20 2 1820 age3 w/Henry at St Peters CofE Richmond. 7.Henry (Douglas) was born on 2 7 1818 & baptised on 20 2 1820 age19m w/Sarah at St Peters CofE Richmond. He died on 13 3 1820 age20m & was buried at St Peters CofE Richmond. 8.Isaac (Douglas) was born on 1 2 1821 at Richmond & baptised on 11 6 1826 age5 at St Peters CofE Richmond. He is recorded in 1828 with his parents. He died on 7 1 1881 age59. 9.William (Douglas) was born in October 1824. He died on 14 4or15 5 1825 age6months at Richmond & was buried at St Peters CofE Richmond. Reference: Craig James Smee 'Births and Baptisms Marriages and Defacto Relationships Deaths and Burials New South Wales 1788-1830' ..a complete listing from church & other records in the early colony.

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Gail Robyn Newman on 7th April 2021

.Thomas Douglas, and John Parham alias Parsons, for horse stealing - Hereford Journal

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Gail Robyn Newman on 7th April 2021

Thomas Douglas, Aged: 24 years Court: Quarter Sessions, Tried: 13 Jul 1795, at Hertfordshire [HRT ENG], Sentence: 7 years, Arrived per Canada/(Minorca) 14 Dec 1801, at Sydney [NSW]; Certificate issued: Certificate of Freedom number 531

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Denis Pember on 15th October 2015

Census 1822: Thomas was free by servitude, had arrived aboard the ship 'Canada' after receiving a sentence of 7 years and was a land holder at Windsor. Pierce, Sarah, free by servitude, Nile, 7 years, gaol, Sydney Census 1825: Counted were: Sarah Pearce free by servitude per ship 'Nile' in 1801 - with Thomas Douglas at Richmond. Children of Thomas Douglas: Maria 16 born in colony Joseph 11 born in colony Charlotte 9 born in colony Sarah 7 born in colony Isaac 4 born in colony Census 1828: [Ref D1354] Douglass, Thomas, 60, free by servitude, Canada, 1812, 7 years, labourer, Richmond [Ref D1355] Douglass, Sarah, 46, free by servitude, Nile, 1802, 7 years, Protestant Douglass, Joseph, 15, born in the colony Douglass, Charlotte, 13, born in the colony Douglass, isaac, 7, born in the colony

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Denis Pember on 15th October 2015

Baxter, Carol; Musters of New South Wales, 1806: [Ref A1138] Thomas Douglas, Canada, FBS, Self Employed Sawyer. [Ref A3564] Sarah Pearce, Nile, with James?? Douglas. [Ref C0961] sarah Pearce, Nile, 2 male children, 1 female child. Baxter, Carol; General Muster of New South Wales, 1811: [Ref 1679] Douglas, Thomas, Canada, tried July 1795, Hereford, 7 years (PRO n0485) Baxter, Carol; General Muster of New South Wales, 1814: [Ref 0318 Thomas Douglas, Canada, Off Stores, Sawyer. [Ref 1673] Pearce, Sarah, Nile, Off Stores lives with Thomas Douglas.

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Denis Pember on 15th October 2015

Thomas was probably convicted at Hertford Quarter Sessions of 4 counts of stealing and sentenced to seven years, transported aboard the ship 'Canada' which departed Spithead 21 Jun 1801 and arrived in the colony 14 Dec 1801. By 1804, he appears to be in a long term relationship with Sarah Pierce (Convict, Nile, 1801). They had 8 or 9 children but did not formalize their relationship.