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Transportation
Thomas Ibbotson was transported on the Elizabeth, departing 3rd Oct 1831 and arriving 14th Feb 1832 with 220 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.
Elizabeth (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 192 |
| 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
CON18-1-6 Image 90. Trade; Saddle & Harness Maker Height; 5 ft 9 12 inches aged 29 years old
This is an account of how Thomas died while excessively intoxicated. The Hobart Town Courier and Van Diemen’s Land Gazette Tas. : Friday 10 July 1840 COACH ACCIDENT.-A serious accident happened to the Launceston coach on its way to Hobart Town on Monday last, by which the driver Thomas Ibbotson, better known as " John the Coachman," lost his life. It appears, from the testimony of the passengers, that Ibbotson, who had been horse dealing, had become excessively intoxicated, and upon arriving at a place called Weeden's Hill, about a mile and a-half the other side of Oatlands, while making a des- perate effort to stop the speed of the horses, was pulled off the box . He fell upon his head between the wheelers and thence to the ground, when the wheels of the coach passed in an oblique direction over his head and killed him on the spot. HEADSTONE at ST DAVIDS BURIAL GROUND Hobart, Tasmania reads: SACRED [ JOHN ALIAS THOMAS IBBOTSON] To the Memory of THOMAS JOHN IBBOTSON Who Departed this life 6th July 1840 Aged 33 years Leaving a widow and 4 young children to lament his loss Forgive blest shade the tributary tear Which mourns thy exit from a world like this Forgive the wish that would keep thee here And stayed thy progress to the realms of bliss