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Voyage
Transportation
Thomas Ford was transported on the Dunvegan Castle, departing 1st Jul 1832 and arriving 16th Oct 1832 with 202 passengers.
Dunvegan Castle (generic)References
| Primary Source | Norfolk Island Penal Colony Dataset. Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. NSW Govt. Gazette, 7 Mar 1856. |
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Convict Notes
Conditional Pardons. Dated 13th Feb 1856. Ford Thomas, Dunvegan Castle (2); McEvoy Andrew, Dunvegan Castle (2); NSW Govt. Gazette, 7 Mar 1856.
Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. Thomas Forde, alias Ford, age on arrival, 22, per Dunvegan Castle (2), 1832. Tried 1832 at Down, Life for Assaulting house. Irish White Boy rebel. DOB, 1810, native place, Fermanagh Co. Single. Catholic. Trade, Tailor. Norfolk Island.
On the morning of Friday last, the inmates of Vaucluse, the property of Mr. Wentworth, discovered that the Alice, a sloop of about twenty tons belonging to that Gentleman, and which he had recently purchased for the sum of £100, had disappeared in the night ; it was soon found that five of Mr. W.'s convict servants, one of whom was the footman who had charge of the property in the house, two from Mr. Siddons's at the Light-house, and one from Mr. Wieland's, the Pilot, together with a pilot boat belonging to the latter, had also vanished. A large quantity of property consisting of wine, spirits, provisions, plate, &c. to the value of £150 belonging to Mr. Wentworth was also missed, as well as Mr. Ross, the Master of the Alice, who it is supposed was forced to accompany the runaways as sailing-master. The Revenue Cutter was immediately despatched in pursuit — but as several hours had elapsed before the loss was discovered, those who are authorities on the subject do not anticipate their capture. A strong southerly gale was blowing during the night and till a late hour the next day — if then they escaped going to the bottom (which considering the size of the craft and the tremendous sea which must have been running at the time, is by no means certain) they had such a start as sets pursuit at defiance. It is supposed that the runaways would have steered in a North-easterly direction, so as to fall in, with some of the Islands in the direction of the friendly Islands, unless they were compelled by stress of weather to run up the coast, when they would probably be driven on shore in the neighbourhood of Port Macquarie. (The Australian 20 Oct 1835 Page 2) Joseph Kay, life, Joseph Hurst, life, James Brennan, life, Thomas Stullen life, Thomas Brennan, 7 years, John Williams, life, James Anson, life, Thomas Ford, life, John Stockwell, life, were arraigned at the bar, charged with piratically taking a boat, the property of W. C. Wentworth, Esq., with the intent of escaping from the colony. … (Sydney Gazette, 3 Nov 1835, p. 2.)