Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Thomas Downs was transported on the Guildford, departing 31st Jul 1811 and arriving 18th Jan 1812 with 214 passengers.
The ‘Guildford’ was built on the River Thames, England in 1810. Used as a Convict Transport ship to Australia - voyages 1812, 1816, 1818, 1820, 1822, 1824, 1827 & 1829. The ship was lost at sea near Singapore in 1831, loosing all aboard.
Guildford (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 52 |
| 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
CON31-1-9/CON31-1-9p13 No; 13. 1811 - Trial. 27 March 1811 Aged; 40 years old, Labourer Native Place; Roscommon, Ireland 1816 - 2 May. Offence; Drunkenness. To sit on the Stocks 6 hours 1817 - 19 Aug. Drunk & Absent from his Lodgings at night. Confined one week in Goal. 1818 - 9 May. T.L. Drunk & Disorderly. Ordered to pay a fine of 5/- 1819 - 6 July 1819. Drunk & Disorderly. Ordered to pay a fine of 5/- 1821 - 7 August 1821. Pardon 1826 - 8 May. F.C. 185. 1832 - 16 April. Drunk & Disorderly. Ordered to pay a fine of 5/-
List of 80 male convicts (originally sent on Guildford 1812) be embarked per Ruby of Calcutta to Hobart Town, with the indents from Guildford, master Johnson, in 1812. https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON13-1-1$init=CON13-1-1P23 Thomas Downs, Surrey Q.S., 27 Mar 1811, fourteen years.