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Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Thomas Emmett was transported on the Manlius, departing 11th Apr 1827 and arriving 11th Aug 1827 with 176 passengers.
Manlius (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 153 (78) |
| 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
Thomas Emmett was sentenced for his activities in the Lancashire cotton operatives riots of 1826, he and several others were transported on the Manlius the following year. His trial and voyage are recorded in the book 'Riot!' by William Turner.
Lancaster Spring Assizes. Josiah Baldwin, 22, Mark Cockerill, 20, Richard Tattersall, 30, George Ashworth, 21, Ann Ingham, 20, Lawrence Hardman, 37. and Thomas Emmett, 22. These were indicted for destroying machinery belonging to Mr. John Ormerod, at New Church on the 20th of April. No evidence was offered against Tattersall and Ashworth. The learned judge summed up the evidence, and the jury found all the prisoners Guilty, except Tattersall and Ashworth. Ann Ingham was recommended to mercy. Manchester Courier, 19 Aug 1826.
1828 – employed by Australian Agricultural Company at Stroud NSW ?1835 – received Tickets of Leave (No. 35/722) 1842 – received Conditional Pardon (No. 43/348) 1849 - died 15 March 1849 aged 40 at Australian Agricultural Company at Stroud NSW; buried 16 March 1849. Thomas apparently fathered a son (see NSW BDM index), Thomas Emmett, born 2 September 1838 died 16 May 1882 Temora, NSW, to Deborah Wall, who had married Thomas Phillips, a Constable, on 20 May 1838. Deborah died in 1882 in Melbourne, Victoria.