Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Thomas Ellis was transported on the Mount Stuart Elphinstone, departing 1st Jun 1849 and arriving 1st Nov 1849 with 230 passengers.
Built 1826. Wood ship of 611 Tons.
Mount Stuart ElphinstoneReferences
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/16, Page Number 72 |
| 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 |
Claims
"Thomas is my 1C4x. Parents: Edward Ellis/Ann Bemrose. Born 1830: Belchford, Lincolnshire."
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Convict Notes
Thomas Ellis, Belchford, labourer, was committed to the house of correction at Spilsby for one calendar month to hard labour, for not maintaining his son. Lincolnshire Chronicle, 4 June 1841. Thomas Ellis, of Belchford, was committed to the house of correction at Spilsby, for ? days, for misbehaviour in the workhouse: and ... Lincolnshire Chronicle, 11 March 1842. On Saturday last, the magistrates in petty sessions, Thomas Ellis, of Belchford, labourer, was committed to the house of correction at Spilsby till the sessions, as an incorrigible rogue. Lincolnshire Chronicle, 21 June 1844. Lindsey Sessions. Thomas Ellis, an incorrigible rogue. Guilty ... The following is statement of the sentences the various prisoners tried and found guilty of the charges against them at the above sessions : Thomas Ellis ? months' imprisonment at Louth. ... Lincolnshire Chronicle, 12 July 1844.
His first conviction: Lindsey Sessions. Thomas Ellis, for stealing from a dwelling-house at Belchford one knife, two pounds weight cheese, and six ounces weight bread, the property of Jos. Kirk. Pleaded guilty. months' hard labor and once privately whipped. Lincolnshire Chronicle, 30 Oct 1840. Thomas Ellis pleaded guilty to stealing a knife, lbs. of cheese, and some bread, the property of Jos. Kirk, Belchford. Three months' to hard labour at Spilsby, and to be once whipped. Stamford Mercury, 30 Oct 1840.
Lindsey Sessions. Thomas Ellis, charged with stealing at Withcall, on the 25th of June, pair of half-boots, waistcoat, and handkerchief, the property of James Cole. Guilty. Seven years' transportation. Lincolnshire Chronicle, 10 July 1846.
Parents: Edward Ellis/Ann Bemrose Born: Belchford, Lincolnshire - Baptized 23 May 1830 1st Conviction - Louth, House Breaking in 1840 at age 10 - sentence 3 months in prison and whipped