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Transportation
Thomas Frost was transported on the Indian, departing 30th Jun 1810 and arriving 16th Dec 1810 with 201 passengers.
Indian (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 13 (8) |
| 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 |
Claims
"4th Great Grandfather"
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Convict Notes
National Archives. HO 11/2-1. Indents for early Convict Ships. Indian. Thomas Frost, Tried Bucks Assizes, 13 July 1807, Fourteen years. --------------------------------------------------------------- At Buckingham, Thomas Frost was capitally convicted of stealing dwelling-house but afterwards reprieved and for grand larceny sentenced to be transported seven years. Cambridge Chronicle, 25 July 1807. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Hulk Records. HO-9-4_1. Woolwich Hulks. Received the 3 June 1808. Thomas Frost, age 25, C. Respite, Tried Buckingham 13 July 1807, Sentence NSW 14. ?
Family connections for Thomas (Frost) are: FROST Thomas (Frost) was born on 25 1 1786 (or 26 1 1733 on gravestone). He was an agricultural labourer at Farnham Royal parish Buckinghamshire when tried for stealing money, on 13 4 1807, of John (Nash) at Buckingham Buckinghamshire Summer Assizes on 13 7 1807, sentenced to death reprieved to 14years, held at His Majesties Gaol at Aylesbury & arrived in NSW as a convict on 16 12 1810 after a voyage of 5months on INDIAN. He married Sarah (Rope) on 14 3 1815 at Christ Church Castlereagh. He was Free by Servitude by 1823. He was recorded in 1826 as a farmer. He had a large farm, much of which he divested to his sons [are we saying here 'in name only'?], & is recorded in 1828 as being Free by Servitude, farming 15acres & a Constable. He was recorded in 1829 as a constable. He died on 13 10 1862 age76or90. [Some details taken from this Website] Sarah (Rope) was born on 1 3 1798 (22 3 1799 on gravestone) & baptised on 26 6 1798 at St Johns CofE Parramatta. She died on 17 8 1882 age84. Details of Sarah (Rope)s family are given in entry for Anthony (Rope ALEXANDER 1788) on this Website. Thomas (Frost) & Sarah (Rope) produced 11children: 1.George Purdy (Frost) was born on 28 12 1815 & baptised on 28 1 1816 at Christ Church Castlereagh. Before 1828 he received some of his fathers land. He died on 5 12 1853 age37. 2.Henry (Frost) was born on 29 12 1817 & baptised on 3 5 1818 at Christ Church Castlereagh. 3.Mary Ann (Frost) was born on 4 9 1820 & baptised on 8 10 1820 at Christ Church Castlereagh. 4.Robert (Frost) was born on 1 4 1823 [also recorded at Israelite Penrith (ISRA) & baptised on 29 8 1824 at Christ Church Castlereagh. 5.John Thomas (Frost) was born on 26 7 1826 at South Creek & baptised on 20 8 1826 at Christ Church Castlereagh. 6.Sarah Ann (Frost) was born on 28 10 1828 at Penrith [also recorded at Israelite Penrith (ISRA)] & baptised on 19 8 1829 at Christ Church Castlereagh. She died on 4 3 1924 age95. 7.Eliza (Frost) was born on 24 7 1829 at Evan & baptised on 25 10 1829 at Christ Church Castlereagh. 8.James Christopher (Frost) 9.??? (Frost) 10.??? (Frost) 11.??? (Frost) REFERENCE: Craig James Smee 'Births and Baptisms Marriages and Defacto Relationships Deaths and Burials New South Wales 1788-1830' ..a complete listing from church & other records in the early colony.
Note the date of birth: Sacred to the Memory of THOMAS FROST Born January 26 1773 Died October 13 1862. Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord Stand off dear friend dry up your tears Here we must sleep till Christ appears And when He does we hope to rise Unto a life that never dies Also SARAH Rope FROST Relict of the above Born March 22, 1799 Died August 17th 1882 Church register: Thomas Frost, Poundkeeper of Penrith was buried on 16th October 1862 aged 90 years. Service conducted by Elijah Smith. Sarah Rope Frost aged 85 years of Penrith was buried in 18th August 1882
In 1828 the Colonial Government took their first major census, the original of which is today at the Public Records Office, at Kew, near Richmond in Surrey, England. Thomas Frost , aged 42 (giving a birth year of 1786), "Indian 1810" and his wife Sarah, aged 31 (correct), and five of their children appear on it. Although he himself was now only farming only 15 acres "all cleared and cultivated; with 3 horses and one cow", (he had given his larger farm to his sons - when his son George died he was described as a farmer) he was also described as the local "Constable" and "free of bond". When his son James Christopher was baptised (1835) Thomas was still described as a "Landholder." Sainty & Johnson; 1828 Census of New South Wales: [Ref F1400] Frost, Thomas, 42, FS, Indian, 1810, 14 yrs, Constable, 15 acres all cleared and cultivated, 3 horses and 1 cow. Sarah, 31 born in colony and George (13), Henry (11), Mary Ann (8), Robert (5) and John (2) all born in colony.
Thomas married Sarah Rope 14 March 1815 at Castlereagh. Sarah was the daughter of Anthony Rope (First Fleet Convict, Alexander, 1788)and Elizabeth Pulley (First Fleet Convict, Prince of Wales, 1788). Thomas and Sarah had 11 children.
The Public Records Office at Kew, Richmond, Surrey, hold records of him in their criminal registers: In 1807 Thomas Frost was residing in the parish of Farnham Royal in Buckinghamshire, England, when he was described as an agricultural labourer. How he came to be there, some distance from where he was born, is unknown. On Monday 13th April that year, during the day, he apparently entered a boardinghouse there owned by John Nash and stole gold coins and banknotes to the value of ninety nine pounds three shillings and sixpence, belonging to a Mr. John Nash. Thomas Frost was arrested the next day and subsequently appeared before Magistrate Thomas Hibbert who committed him for trial on Monday 13th July 1807 at the Buckingham Summer Azzizes, held in the county town of Buckingham. Whilst awaiting trial he was held in His Majesty's Gaol in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, where the list of prisoners gave his age as 25 years (giving a birth year of 1782 but this may have been rounded up or down). He was not represented in court on the 13th July and offered no defence. However, as it was a jury trial we must assume that a plea of not guilty was entered. There were two judges present: Lord Ellenborough and Sir Nash Grose. The witnesses were John Nash, Thomas Clements, Lucy Cox & Joseph Devonshire. Thomas Frost was found guilty by the jury and sentenced to death. This was later commuted to transportation for 14 (?) years in the penal settlement in New South Wales (although the 1825 NSW Muster states he was only to serve 7 years after arrival). On the 8th July 1810, the ship "Indian", built at Whitby in Yorkshire the previous year and weighing 522 tons, commenced loading 200 convicts and provisions for the voyage to the colony. Under her Captain, Andrew Barclay, the ship left England on the 18th July bound for Port Jackson via Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. There were 8 deaths during the 151 day voyage; the "Indian" landed 192 males at Sydney on the 16th December 1810.