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Transportation
Thomas Hulcup was transported on the Elizabeth, departing 11th Aug 1820 and arriving 31st Dec 1820 with 173 passengers.
1828 - Elizabeth arrived from Ireland with Female Irish Convicts. Total No Embarked; 194. Drowned on voyage; 1 Died on Board; 1. Total mustered 192 on arrival at Sydney Cove 12 January 1828. 16 Children on Board Walter Cock - Commander Joseph H Hughes - Surgeon Superintendent.
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| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 363 (183) |
| 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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_____________________ Additional information for Thomas Halcup, convict per "Elizabeth" in 1820: 1822 Sept, Muster - Convict; Employment: Road Party No 1; Residence: Sydney An additional 1828 Census entry with different employer: Thomas Halcup, Aged 22 years; Religion Protestant; per ship Elizabeth 1820; Trial Sentence 7 years; Current Status-Free by Servitude; Employment: Labourer to Thos Parnell, Householder. Census District, Richmond. Proposed marriage to someone else: Another application to marry in the same year as the application to marry Catherine Murphy. This one did not carry through: Thomas Hulcup; Age; 40 years; Arrived per ship: Elizabeth 1 (3); Trial Sentence: 7 years; Current Status: Free by Servitude; Proposed wife: Elizabeth McKay; Age: 23 years; Arrived per ship Henry Wellesley; Trial Sentence: 7 years; Current Status: Ticket of Leave; Application year: 1844; Clergyman: Vidal; Event Place: Campbelltown. This Marriage not found.
_______________ The Thomas Halcup who died at Parramatta in 1882 was recorded as being 35 years of age so could not be Convict Thomas. He could be his son though, born about 1847. The 1882-deceased Thomas Halcup is likey to be this person, who was locked up in 1875 for being insane: The Cumberland Mercury, 24 April 1875 p.2 "Thomas Halcup was brought up for protection. Constable Woodcroft deposed: 'From information received, I arrested prisoner on the Sydney Road, on Thursday the 22nd inst., and charged him on suspicion with being of unsound mind; from his manner and appearance. I believed him to be of unsound mind. I brought him to the station and looked him up.' "Dr. Rutter and Dr. Waugh deposed to examining prisoner, and gave as their opinion based on such examination, that prisoner was of unsound mind, and a dangerous lunatic, and not fit to be at large. "They d/L stated that some time back he was an inmate of the Parramatta Benevolent Asylum, from which he had lately escaped, and that he was subject to fits of epilepsy which appeared to be hereditary in the family. It being quite evident that prisoner was insane, the Bench ordered him to be sent to the receiving house at Darlinghurst, there to be dealt with in the due course of law." At the Darlinghurst Receiving House, persons were taken before a Magistrates Bench to determine whether they should be committed under Schedule 2 of the Lunacy Act. If he was found to be insane, Thomas Halcup was probably sent again to the Parramatta Asylum for the Insane.
____________________________ Thomas Hulcup’s details from the ship indent in 1820 were that he had a 7 year sentence, tried 11 Apr 1820 at Quarter Sessions, Berkshire. At sixteen years of age, he was a farmer's boy, 5ft 1in tall; Complexion: florid; Hair: dark brown; Eyes: hazel”. 1825 – September. Govt Employ, Port Macquarie, Convict 1827 – The Government Gazette, 16 July 1827, p.1 Public Notice “The undermentioned persons have obtained Certificates of Freedom, during the last week, viz:- … Thomas Halcup, ELizabeth (3)” 1828 Census - Thomas Halcup, Aged: 23 years Religion: Protestant; per ship Elizabeth 1821; Trial Sentence: 7 years; Free by Servitude; Labourer to William Offord, Householder; Census District: North Richmond [NSW]. 1835 – Unclaimed letter at general post office addressed to Thomas Halcup [NSW Gov Gaz 25 March 1835, p.162]. 1837, December - Thomas Alcock, Aged: 29 [but should be about 34]; Arrived per ship Elizabeth 1820; Employment: Hospital; Residence: Liverpool. 1844 - His stated age of 40 on his application to marry is consistent with the 1820 ship indent age of 16. No NSWBDM record of marriage - pre-1856 so may be a church marriage record only. Government records for Catherine's 1848 Certificate of Freedom clearly record that she was in fact married to Thomas Hulcup.
18/4/1819 Windsor and Eton Express Berkshire, England: Thomas Hulcup, labourer, aged 14, for having stolen two fowls from the Alfred’s Head inn. Wantage, the properly of Anne Eaton—To publicly flogged and discharged. 23/4/1820 Windsor and Eton Express Windsor and Eton Express Berkshire, England: Wednesday last James Moore, Thomas Hulcup, and Richard Welladvice, who were convicted at the last Session for this county, were removed from our County Gaol to to the Justtitia Hulk, Woolwich. Not sure if Thomas was kept in gaol for 1 year and then transported or if he offended again. Thomas was about 15 years old on arrival. Colonial Secretary Papers: HULCUP, Thomas. Per "Elizabeth", 1820 1823 Apr 26: On return of convicts discharged from the Establishment, Emu Plains; to the Penrith Bench. Listed as Allcop (Reel 6028; 2/8283 p.138) 1825 Feb 12: On list of convicts transported to Port Macquarie per "Amity"; listed as Halcup (Reel 6019; 4/3864 pp.502-3) C1840: No registration found - but married Catherine Murphy (Margaret 1839) also no children found - there was a Thomas Halcup who died 1882 at Parramatta aged 37 - on the NSW BDM.