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Voyage
Transportation
Thomas Henson was transported on the Larkins, departing 24th Jul 1817 and arriving 22nd Nov 1817 with 250 passengers.
1829 Voyage - Ship; Larkins, Captain Campbell, from Cork the 10th August, with 195 male prisoners. A Surgeon Superintendent, P. Sprout, Esquire. Arrived; 22 December 1829. Recapitulation; Mustered; 196. Died on Voyage; 3. Disembarked; 1. Total; 200
Larkins (generic)References
| Primary Source | England & Wales Criminal Registers (HO27/12, page 40). State Archives NSW, Certificate of Freedom Butts (NRS 12210). Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 357 (180) |
| 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
"My 3rd great grandfather. Married Esther Henson, convict (Asia)"
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Convict Notes
Thomas Henson, charged with burglariously entering the dwelling-house of Richard Longman, of Stony Stratford, and stealing therein.—Guilty, Death. Windsor and Eton Express, 28 July 1816.
Born and Baptised in Potterspury, Northamptonshire, offence in Stony Stratford.
Criminal Registers: Offence Burglary, Sentence Death (reprieve, transported) Certificate of Freedom No. 30/782 dated 4th November 1830, Native Place: Stoney Shatford, Buckinghamshire, Trade: Wheelwright, Trial 29 July 1816, Year of Birth 1798
I've read on someone else's ancestry that he stole a silver watch and a cotton shawl.