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Transportation
Thomas Herring was transported on the Fairlie, departing 14th Oct 1833 and arriving 15th Feb 1834 with 376 passengers.
Fairlie (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 238 no author 'Bathurst Pioneers-Register of Pioneer Famillies Bathurst NSW & District <1900' |
| 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
Thomas (Herring) was born on 6 3 1818 at London England to William (Herring) & Anna (Mag). He married Sarah (Lofty) on 29 3 1866 at Bathurst. His death occurred on 18 1 1887 age66 at Locksley; he was buried at O'connell. The name of Thomas (Herring)'s wife seems sometimes to be shortened to Sarah (Lofty) from Sarah Lofty (Kemp) in some circumstances, perhaps because she would also be known as Sarah Lofty (Barton); or perhaps because she was born out of wedlock; or even that she was daughter of Maria (Lofty) and step-daughter of Jude (Kemp). Thomas (Herring) & Sarah Lofty (Kemp) had 3children, late in life; the children's details are also recorded as: 1.Hannah (Herring) b.13 2 1867 Bathurst. 2.Thomas (Herring) b.1869 or 1872 Fish River.. 3.Henry James b.20 1 1872 Fish River. Sarah (Lofty) is mentioned in the entry for Robert (Barton) on this Website.
Thomas Herring was listed as 20 years old on arrival. Native Place: Bath. Thomas was literate, single, 5'6" tall, fair and freckled complexion, red hair, hazel eyes, eyes much inflamed, lost a front tooth right side of upper jaw, round scar inside upper part of left arm. Sarah Lofty had been married to Robert Barton (England 1826) - they had 8 children. Robert Barton died 21/11/1863 then Sarah married Thomas and had 3 more children. Hannah Herring - b.13 Feb 1867 Thomas Herring - b.1869 Henry James Herring - b.20 Jan 1872
Thomas S HERRING was born c.1814 at Bath, Somerset, England. He was tried at the Middlesex Session Peace in 1833, found guilty of stealing silverware, and sentenced to 7 years transportation to Australia. He travelled aboard the convict ship "Fairlie", arriving in Botany Bay on 15 Feb 1834. He gained his Certificate of Freedom on June 24th, 1841. Thomas married Sarah Lofty KEMP on 29 March 1866 at Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. They had three known children, 2 sons and a daughter. Thomas died on 18 January 1887 at Fish River, and was buried in the O'Connell Anglican Cemetery, O'Connell, Bathurst Regional Council, New South Wales, Australia.