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Transportation
Thomas Hansom was transported on the Nile, departing 18th Sep 1857 and arriving 1st Jan 1858 with 271 passengers.
Nile (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 93, Class and Piece Number HO11/18, Page Number 244. UK, Prison Commission Records, 1770-1951; Winchester Gaol; Calendar of Trials. |
| 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
IN WA: From his Fremantle jail record: HANSOM, Thomas; #4659, arrived 1 Jan 1858 per Nile [The name change to Hansom, by Chatham scribes, stuck with him in WA.] Date of Birth: 1835 Marital Status: Unmarried Occupation: Labourer Literacy: Semiliterate Sentence Place: Winchester, Hampshire, England Crime: Unnatural offence Sentence Period: 15 years, commuted Ticket of Leave Date: 6 Apr 1860 Conditional Pardon Date: 26 Jul 1882 (https://fremantleprison.com.au/). --00--
16 May, 1857: Thomas Hanson was admitted to Chatham, a public works prison for male convicts east of London, at St Mary’s Island, in Kent (https://www.prisonhistory.org). On the record of “male transports” from Chatham, per Nile to WA, he was listed as Thomas HANSOM [sic], inmate #1100, 20 years old, able to read and write imperfectly, a soldier/labourer, and convicted for an “unnatural offence”. His behaviour in separate confinement and in public works jails was listed as “good” and “very good” respectively (Western Australia, Australia, Convict Records, 1846-1930; Convict Department, Registers; Convicts Transported Per Nile (R32)). --00--
JAILS: 23 September, 1856: From Wakefield, Thomas Hanson was sent to Millbank; listed as inmate #3678. He was 20, a "labourer late a soldier", single, able to read, C of E and sentenced to transportation for 15 years for "buggery with an Ewe" (death recorded). His next of kin was his father, Thomas Hanson, at Granby, Dingham, Nottingham. By the 1850s, Millbank and Pentonville were places for all male convicts to serve “their probationary term [of 9 months], after which they would be transported or sent to a public works prison” (https://www.prisonhistory.org). He served 7 months 23 days in separate confinement (UK, Prison Commission Records, 1770-1951; Millbank Prison; Register of Prisoners; 1882-1885). --0--
TRIAL: 12 July, 1856: He was tried at the Winchester Assizes and pleaded guilty to "buggery with an Ewe". A sentence of death was recorded (UK, Prison Commission Records, 1770-1951; Winchester Gaol; Calendar of Trials). --00--
22 May, 1856: Thomas HANSON [sic] was received into custody at Wakefield jail. He had been committed for trial by H Randell, Hawley Hill Esq, Hartfordbridge, and CE Lefroy Esq, Ewshott Park, Farnham, for an "carnally knowing a certain sheep, at Farnborough on the ___". He was 20, and illiterate. --0--
20 May, 1856: A warrant was issued for the arrest of Thomas HANSON [sic] (Winchester Gaol, Hampshire: Calendar of Trials At Quarter Sessions For the County of Southampton). --0--