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Transportation
Thomas Evestaff was transported on the Barwell, departing 31st Aug 1797 and arriving 18th May 1798 with 309 passengers.
Barwell (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 227 (114) |
| 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
AUSTRALIA DEATH INDEX Name John Evestaff Death Date 1806 Death Place Sydney, New South Wales Volume Number V18062126 2a Name William Evestaff Death Date 1806 Death Place Sydney, New South Wales Volume Number V18062127 2a The children are buried in the Old Sydney Burial Ground.
1795 - Convicted Date; 20 Jul 1795 1798 - New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents Age 35 1806 - The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1803 - 1842) Sun 23 Nov 1806 Page 2 To the PRINTER of the SYDNEY GAZETTE. Between 5 and 6 yesterday evening two fine boys, belonging to Thomas Evestaff in Pitt's Row, were taken lifeless out of a neighboring well, the length of time they had remained in which was indeterminable. The ill-fated infants, the eldest of whom was above 3 years, & the youngest about two years old, had found their way unperceived into the yard in which the well was, the cover being unhinged and decayed, yielding to the frightful pressure, unhappily presented to the unconscious babes a fatal and untimely vortex. The sensation produced by the melancholy event was recorded in the countenances of all that visited the scene of anguish, with the kind balsam of condolence to render less insupportable the difficulties of the parents on so severe a trial. 1809 - 14 November 1809. On list of all grants and leases of town allotments registered in the Colonial Secretary's Office 1810 - 21 July 1810. Issued with licence to retail beer, ale and porter 1810 - 23 August 1810. Juror at inquests on Elizabeth Allwright and Margaret Cheers held at Sydney Brewer of Pitt Row, Sydney 1816 - Left the Colony 1817 - Settler and Convict Lists. Left the Colony 1820 - Left the Colony