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Transportation
Thomas Holmes was transported on the Marquis Of Huntley, departing 10th May 1826 and arriving 13th Sep 1826 with 202 passengers.
Marquis Of Huntley (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 30 |
| 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
1828 Census Index. Thomas Holmes, age 23, G.S. Mq. Huntley, 1825, 14 years, protestant, Sadler to Hy. Rae, Sydney. ---------------------------------------------------- Convict Index. Thomas Holmes, Marquis of Huntley, 1826, Ticket of Leave, 34/1107. District, Maitland; Tried, London G.D. Thomas Holmes, Marquis of Huntley, 1826, Certificate of Freedom, 9 Oct 1839. 39/1730. TL 34/1107.
Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, version 8.0, 07 June 2021), June 1825, trial of THOMAS HOLMES (t18250630-115). THOMAS HOLMES, Theft > grand larceny, 30th June 1825. 1164. THOMAS HOLMES was indicted for stealing, on the 26th of June , a handkerchief, value 4 s. , the goods of Henry Warring . HENRY WARRING. I was in Holborn on the 26th of June, about eight o'clock in the evening; Hughes, the watchman, gave me some information - I put my hand to my pocket, and missed my handkerchief. HENRY HUGHES . I am a watchman. I saw the prisoner and another person following this gentleman and a lady; I saw the prisoner take the handkerchief from Mr. Warring's pocket; I took hold of him and his companion - they tripped me up, and threw me down, but I still kept hold of them. I got up, and secured the prisoner - the other got away. Prisoner's Defence. The handkerchief was thrown against me - I did not take it. GUILTY . Aged 28. Confined Fourteen Days . --------------------------------------------------- National Archives. Criminal Petitions. HO 17/15/109 1825 July Prisoner name: Thomas Holmes. Prisoner age: 19. Court and date of trial: Old Bailey June Sessions 1825. Crime: Stealing a handkerchief. Initial sentence: Transportation for 14 years. Gaoler's report: In custody before. Annotated (Outcome): Refused 14 July 1825. Petitioner(s): Thomas and Mary Holmes of 39 Lestall Street, St Andrew's, Holborn [Middlesex], prisoner's parents, with Henry Waring prosecutor and three others. Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Asks for sentence to be reduced; youth; industrious, respectable parents. ----------------------------------------------------- Please note that the details of the trial in the Old Bailey differ from those listed in the appeal. He was sentenced to 14 days, not 14 years. His age is given as 29, not 19. ---------------------------------------------------