Thomas Johnnings

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Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	Thomas Johnnings
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1805
Occupation:	Soldier
Date of Death:	-
Age:	-

Life Span

Male median life span was 51 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to Life

Crime:	Insubordination
Convicted at:	Colombo General Court Martial
Sentence term:	Life
Ship:	Clorinda
Departure date:	23rd February, 1835
Arrival date:	12th May, 1835
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 8 other convicts

References

Primary source:	New South Wales, Australia Convict Ship Muster Rolls and Related Records, 1790-1849; and Irish Convicts to Australia, by Peter Mayberry at http://members.pcug.org.au
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Community Contributions

Dianne Jones on 16th August, 2020 wrote:

1833, November: CRIME - he is tried and convicted in the Kandy Supreme Court, Ceylon, for “mutinous insubordination”. He receives a sentence of transportation for life (see http://members.pcug.org.au).

Dianne Jones on 16th August, 2020 wrote:

1835, 21 April: Thomas JOHNNINGS per Clorinda was admitted to HM’s Gaol, Hobart Town, “while Clorinda remains in port”. On 25 April 1835, he was discharged and re-embarked on the Clorinda for the final leg of her voyage to Sydney from Ceylon (see Tasmania, Australia, Convict Court and Selected Records, 1800-1899; Register, HM Gaol Record Book - Alphabetical Register of Prisoners Admitted).

1835, 12 May: Thomas JOHNNINGS, a soldier in the 58th Regiment and a farm labourer, was 30 years old and single on arrival in NSW. His native place was Kings County.

1835, 12 May: He was admitted to the Phoenix Hulk and held there until 14 May when he was sent to Hyde Park Barracks (see NSW Convict Records 1810-91; Phoenix Hulk Entrance Records 1833-1837).

Dianne Jones on 17th August, 2020 wrote:

1849: Thomas JOHNNINGS, per Clorinda 1835, Ticket 43/1855, is employed as a shepherd by C. Campbell Esq., Duntroon New South Wales, Australia, Convict Records, 1810-1891; Convicts Records; Queanbeyan Applications, 1828-1857).

Convict Changes History

Dianne Jones on 16th August, 2020 made the following changes:

convicted at, term: 99 years, voyage, source: New South Wales, Australia Convict Ship Muster Rolls and Related Records, 1790-1849; and Irish Convicts to Australia, by Peter Mayberry at http://members.pcug.org.au (prev. ), firstname: Thomas, surname: Johnn