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Transportation
Thomas Fleet was transported on the Woodford, departing 29th Apr 1828 and arriving 25th Aug 1828 with 184 passengers.
Woodford (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 380. Tasmanian Archives - convict records. Trove newspapers online https://trove.nla.gov.au |
| 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
Hobart Town burial Record , Image 125. https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD34-1-1$init=RGD34-1-1p125 Thomas Fleet, from Gaol, Hobart Town, age 47, ship, Woodford, convict, executed for cutting and maiming. Buried 17 Oct 1832.
Thomas FLEET (alias James GORDON) was convicted at Lancaster, England on 29 Aug 1827 for horse stealing. Life sentence. Transported to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) per the ship 'Woodford' arriving 25 Aug 1828. Aged 33 yrs; gent's servant; married man. Place of birth: Cheshire, England. Stated he had worked as a butler for a year and previously 5 yrs for a Mr. Fielding near Chester. His father rents 40 acres from Mr. Fielding. VDL: Assignments of work services. 2 Feb 1829: Stealing from a dwelling house. Committed for trial. A further 7 yr transportation sentence added. Sent to Port Arthur Penal Settlement. Absent from Port Arthur. Apprehended. 12 mths hard labour and 50 lashes. 1830: Muster at Maria Island (island off the east coast of mainland Van Diemen's Land), Penal Settlement. 27 Sept 1832: Willfully attacking a Mr. W. Saxton, with an axe on his head with intent to kill. Committed to the Hobart Supreme Court for trial. Guilty. Death sentence. 17 Oct 1832: Executed, at Hobart.