Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Thomas Gorrie was transported on the Maitland, departing 19th Mar 1840 and arriving 14th Jul 1840 with 307 passengers.
Built 1810 at Calcutta. Wood ship of 648 Tons.
Maitland (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/12, Page Number 170 |
| 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
National Records of Scotland Title Precognition against Thomas Gorrie, William Hendrie for the crime of theft by housebreaking at Buccleuch Street, Edinburgh Dates 1839 Accused Thomas Gorrie, upholsterer, Address: Canongate, Edinburgh William Hendrie, currier, Address: Arthur Street, Edinburgh. National Records of Scotland Title Trial papers relating to Thomas Gorrie, William Hendrie for the crime of theft by housebreaking at Buccleuch Street, Edinburgh. Tried at High Court, Edinburgh Dates 17 Jun 1839 Accused Thomas Gorrie, Verdict: Guilty, Sentence: Transportation - 10 years Previous convictions: theft - Edinburgh police court, 12 December 1837. William Hendrie, Verdict: Guilty, Sentence: Transportation - 14 years Previous convictions: theft - Edinburgh police court, 12 December 1837. William Hendrie was also on board the Maitland. Thomas Gorrie was 19 years old on arrival : Native Place: Edinburgh. Thomas was literate, presbyterian, single, 5'6¾" tall, fair ruddy and freckled complexion, brown hair, dark hazel eyes, scar on left side of neck, scar back of thumb and little finger of left hand. 4/1/1844: TOL Queanbeyan 5/2/1850: COF Much conjecture on family websites - There was a Thomas Gorrie who was born in Woodend, on 28/12/1820, in Methven, Scotland, and they say that it was this Thomas Gorrie who married Jane Stothard at the Church of England, Mudgee, NSW. He was also listed in the 1872 Greville Postal Directory as Thomas Gorrie, Innkeeper, Avisford, and died 19/3/1873, in Avisford, NSW. The convict Thomas Gorrie was born in Edinburgh, most likely on 23/6/1822, the son John Gorrie, Trumpeter, and Helen McIntosh. No further information found after his COF in 1850.