Thomas Entwisle

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Summary

Born
Jan 1775
Conviction
Possessing a forged note
Departure
Jun 1821
Arrival
Oct 1821
Death
Feb 1863
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Personal Information

Name: Thomas Entwisle
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1775
Death: 3rd Feb 1863
Age at death: 88

Crime

Convicted at: Lancaster Assizes
Sentence term: 14 years

Voyage

Departed: 18th Jun 1821
Ship: Malabar
Arrival: 21st Oct 1821
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

Thomas Entwisle was transported on the Malabar, departing 18th Jun 1821 and arriving 21st Oct 1821 with 171 passengers.

MalabarMalabar (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/4, Page Number 44
Source DescriptionThis 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 SourceGreat Britain. Home Office
Compiled ByState Library of Queensland
Database SourceBritish convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database

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Convict Notes

Penny-Lyn Beale avatar
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on 15th July 2025

Place of origin: Bolton, Lancashire Aged; 46 years old Trade; Farm Labourer. Height; 5 ft 11 1/4 inches 1841 - New Norfolk Colonial Hospital. Admission dates: September 1841 Ship to colony: Malabar. Remarks: Admitted with lumbargo [It refers to lower back pain that could be caused by anomalies in the spine, joints, muscles, or nerves around the lower back region.] DIED at Port Arthur - 3 February 1863 noted on Conduct Record [Libraries Tasmania's Online collection] CON31-1-9 Image 234

Maureen Withey avatar
341
on 19th June 2021

Lancaster Assizes. Bank Prosecutions. — This morning the Grand Jury brought into Court forty true bills which they had found against prisoners charged with offences against the Bank of England; and a little after one o’clock twenty-one prisoners were arraigned at the bar, all of them, except one, on two indictments; the one charging the offence of uttering, which is capital, and the other limiting it to unlawful possession, which subjects the party to the term of transportation for fourteen years, The following twelve persons accepted the mercy of the Directors of the Bank of England, and, pleaded to the minor offence, were severally acquitted upon the charge which affected their lives; George Cowen, 30, Catherine Quinn, 42, Hugh Hammill, 49, Isabella Hammill, 34, Margaret Kelly, Mary Burns, 42, Mary Pimblott, 34, Margaret Penryhn, 20 , Hannah Whiteley, 25, Catherine Hilton, 20, Thomas Entwistle, 40, and Richard Ridings, aged 61. Mr. Justice Bayley, after a short address to the prisoners, in which he pointed out the mischiefs which arose to society from the dissemination of forged notes, and the necessity of checking offences so dangerous a nature, sentenced each of the prisoners to transported for the term fourteen years. Westmorland Gazette, 7 Apr 1821.