Thomas Gosport

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iain Frazier on 17th September 2025

Family connections for Thomas (Gosport) are: GOSPER Thomas Roker Alexander (Gosport/er) son of Thomas (Gosper) & Jane (Worton) was born on 10 5 1768 & baptised on 28 5 1768 at St Marys Rotherhithe London & became a waterman. He was tried (as (Gosport) w/2others for cutting, on 23 11 1786, the headfast ropes from a lighter/barge of Edward (Thorne) & James (Ogle) at Kingston Surrey Assizes on 2 4 1787, sentenced to 7years, held on CERES Hulk at Langstone Harbour Portsmouth & arrived in NSW as a convict on 26 6 1790 after a voyage of 6months on Fleet ship SURPRIZE; he was Protestant. In November 1794 he was granted 30acres on Hawkesbury River, to be known as Gospers Mountain just north of Windsor. He was Free by Servitude by 1798 when he had a relationship with Mary Ann (Hipwell her second relationship; whom he married on 19 11 1810 at St Matthews CofE Windsor. He is recorded in 1828 as a farmer of 220acres at Wilberforce with his wife. He died on 21 9 1847 age79. [Some details taken from this Website] Mary Ann (Hipwell) was born about 1765?. She was tried for stealing a glove (w/1other for stealing silverware) of Elizabeth (Tyndall) of Piccadilly for whom she worked at Old Bailey on 12 8 1790, sentenced to 7years, held probably at London/Middlesex Gaol Delivery & arrived in NSW as a convict on 9 7 1791 after a voyage of 5months on Fleet ship MARY ANN/E; she was Protestant. She had a first relationship with Richard Beel/Beale alias William (Reynolds) his first relationship) from about 1793, produced 1child & married him on 19 11 1810 at St Matthews CofE Windsor. She was Free by Servitude by 1798. She is recorded in 1828 at Wilberforce with her husband. She died in 1873 age72 mother of 5children. [Some details taken from this Website] Thomas (Gosper) & Mary Ann (Hipwell) produced 4children: all boys 1.Thomas (Gosper) was born on 12 7 1798 & baptised on 18 10 1798 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. He married Mary (Humphries) on 19 4 1819 at St Matthews CofE Windsor. He purchased 50acres at Upper Colo from Richard (Reynolds). He was recorded in 1823 as a settler, in 1824 as a farmer & 1825 as a settler. Sometime after 1824 he bought 50acres at Upper Colo from grandfather Richard (Reynolds). By 1828 he had become a farmer at Lower Portland Head. He is recorded in 1828 as a farmer with his family & in 1830 as a District Constable. He died on 15 9 1864 age66. ..Mary (Humphries/eys) was born on 7 9 1794 (or 1802 as suggested by Smees recording of one of her children) & baptised on 10 1 1795 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. She is recorded in 1828 with her family at Lower Portland Head. She died on 24 1 1892 age97. ..Details of Mary (Humphreys/ies)s family are given in entry for Edward (Humphries SCARBOROUGH 1788) on this Website. ..Thomas (Gosper/Gosport) & Mary (Humphreys) produced 6children: mostly girls ..1.Jane M (Gosper/Gosport) was born on 3 3 1820 at Wilberforce & baptised on 6 8 1820 at St Matthews CofE Windsor. She is recorded in 1828 with her parents at Lower Portland Head. She died in 1896 age about75. ..2.Susannah (Gosper) was born on 23 2 1822. She died on 24 2 1822 age1d at Wilberforce & was buried at Wiberforce-recorded at St Matthews CofE Windsor. ..3.Mary Ann (Gosper) was born on 6 2 1823 at Wilberforce & baptised on 24 8 1823 at St Matthews CofE Windsor. She is recorded in 1828 with her parents at Lower Portland Head. ..4.Thomas Avoca Alexander (Gosper) was born on 15 7 1825 at Wilberforce & baptised on 4 9 1825 at St Matthews CofE Windsor. She is recorded in 1828 with her parents at Lower Portland Head. ..5.Elizabeth (Gosper) was born on 10 7 1827 at Colo & baptised on 23 1 1828 at St Johns CofE Wilberforce. She is recorded in 1828 with her parents at Lower Portland Head. She died in 1831 age about3. ..6.Sophia (Gosper) was born on 24 10 1829 at Colo & baptised on 10 1 1830 at St Johns CofE Wilberforce. .. 2.John (Gosper) was born in 1801 in the colony. He was living at Wilberforce when he married stepcousin Hannah Beale (Reynolds age16-see just under) of Wilberforce on 11 6 1822 at St Matthews CofE Windsor. He was recorded in 1824 & 1827 as a farmer, in 1828 as a farmer at Lower Portland Head & in 1827 & 1829 as a farmer. He died on 20 11 1886 age about85. ..Hannah Beale (Reynolds) was born in 1806. She was recorded at Wilberforce in 1822. She died on 21 7 1888 age about82. ..John (Gosper) & Hannah Beale (Reynolds) produced at least 4children: all girls: ..1.Sarah Matilda (Gosper) was born on 25 7 1823 at Wilberforce & baptised on 6 6 1824 at St Matthews CofE Windsor. ..2.Agnes Maria (Gosper) was born on 22 7 1825 at Parramatta & baptised on 4 9 1825 at St Johns CofE Parramatta-not recorded in Smees baptism records. ..3.Mary Ann (Gosper) was born on 16 6 1827 at Wilberforce & baptised on 19 8 1827 at St Johns CofE Wilberforce. ..4.Margaret (Gosper) was born on on 26 8 1829 at Colo & baptised on 4 10 1829 at St Johns CofE Wilberforce. .. 3.Joseph (Gosper) was born on 29 4 1804. He married Ann (Marsden sister Margaret) on 27 1 1829 with consent of her parents at St Johns CofE Wilberforce. He was recorded in 1830 as a farmer. He died on 11 2 1889 age84. ..Ann (Marsden) was born on 10 7 1812 & christened at Euxton Lancashire. She arrived in NSW with her mother on 30 9 1820 after a voyage of 4.5months on MORLEY. She is recorded in 1825 with her mother. She died about 1870 age about57. ..Details of Ann (Marsden)s family are given in entry for Henry (Marsden COROMANDEL 1820) on this Website. ..Joseph (Gosper) & Ann (Marsden) produced 11children: ..1.Joseph (Gosper) was born on 30 12 1829 at Wilberforce & baptised on 7 2 1830 at St Johns CofE Wilberforce. He died in 1903 age about73. ..2.-11.??? (Gosper) .. 4.James (Gosper) was born on 1 10 1805 & baptised on 7 10 1810 age5+ at St Matthews CofE Windsor. He married Margaret (Marsden sister Ann) with consent of her parents on 2 2 1827 at St Johns CofE Wilberforce. By 1828 he had become a farmer at Wilberforce. He was recorded in 1830 as a farmer. His mother in law may have assisted him in running his hotel in Bridge Street Windsor after 1832. He died on 12 12 1837 age32. ..Margaret (Marsden) was born about 1805 & christened at Eccleston by Chorley Lancashire. She arrived in NSW with her mother on 30 9 1820 after a voyage of 4.5months on MORLEY. She is recorded in 1825 with her mother. She died in 1841 age about36; her children were probably then cared for by her mother. ..Details of Margaret (Marsden)s family are given in entry for Henry (Marsden COROMANDEL 1820) on this Website. ..James (Gosper) & Margaret (Marsden) produced some children. ..1.Charlotte (Gosper) was born on 6 9 1830 at Wilberforce & baptised on 3 4 1831 at St Johns CofE Wilberforce. Sh was cared for by her grandmother Sarah (Marsden) after their parents' deaths. ..X.??? (Gosper) were cared for by their grandmother Sarah (Marsden) after their parents' deaths. .. [Noted an Ann (Gosper) died on 19 8 1806 & was buried at St Phillips CofE Sydney] 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.

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Jessdabest444 on 31st March 2020

Thomas Gosport at some point changed name to Thomas Gosper. After arriving in NSW, Thomas continued under this name, as well as his family. Thomas received a plot of land in Australia, which is now called Gosper's Mountain.

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Carmen Schnegg on 27th January 2018

Thomas Gosper was found guilty of 'feloniously cutting, damaging, and spoiling' a headfast (three pieces of rope) affixed to a certain vessel, called a lighter on 23 November 1786, the property of Edward Thorne and James Ogle and was tried at the Surrey Assizes, England, on the 2nd April 1787 (under the name of Thomas Gosport). He was sentenced to seven years transportation to the colonies and arrived in Sydney aboard the Suprize in June 1790. Thomas behaved well in the colony and, with a 30 acre grant confirmed in November 1794, he was among the earliest emancipist settlers on the banks of the Hawkesbury River. The site of the farm was just north of the future town of Windsor.

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Denis Pember on 13th April 2016

Sainty & Johnson; 1828 Census of New South Wales: Page 166… [Ref G0819] Gosport, Thomas, 59, free by servitude, Surprize, 1790, 7 years, Protestant, farmer, Wilberforce. 220 acres, 50 cleared and cultivated, 3 horses, 10 cattle. [Ref G0820] Gosport, Mary A., 63, free by servitude, Mary Ann, 1791, 7 years, Protestant. ### Three of the sons are also recorded with their wives and families: [Ref G0821] Gosport, James, 22 (with wife Margaret and 1 child) Farmer, at Wilberforce. [Ref G0824] Gosport, Thomas, 31 (with wife Mary and 4 children) Farmer, at Lower Portland Head. [Ref G0830] Gosport, John, 25 (with wife Hannah and 3 children) Farmer, at Lower Portland Head. There appears to be no record of the other son, Joseph, but he should be there, he married Ann Marsden and they has 11 children.

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Denis Pember on 13th April 2016

In the colony, Thomas had a relationship with Mary Hipwell (Convict, Mary Ann, 1791). The couple had 4 children between 1798 and 1805. Thomas and Mary did eventually marry, November 19th 1810 at Windsor.

Thomas Gosper a Waterman aged 19 and two other young men were sentenced to seven years transportation at the 2 April 1787 Kingston (Surry) assizes for cutting three pieces of rope known as "headfasts" from a lighter ( a boat or barge iused for unloading ships) moored at Rotherhithe on the Thames on the 23 Nov 1786 (probably with an intent to rob the lighter). In Aug 1788 he was ordered from Goal to the "Ceres" hulk at Langstone Harbour, Portsmouth, whence he was embarked on the ship "Surprize" on 30 Nov 1789, arriving in the colony on 26 Jun 1790. He was indicted under the name "Gosport" but Gosper appears to be the correct form of his name. He had been baptised as Thomas Roker Alexander Gosper son of Thomas & Jane Gosper (nee Worton) at St Mary's, Rotherhithe on May 28 1768. He had been born in this riverside parish on the south bank of the Thames on May 10.